Canon ip5200 refill problem 5pgbk

[Somerset]

Hi All,

I used to get my cartridges refilled at a local refiller but the ownership has changed and I was unhappy the last time with the new level of service. So, I decided to try it myself. I had problems with the pgbk ink printing and, even after multiple cleanings, soaking (70% ipa), etc it still wouldn't print. I made an assumption that it was the print head so I purchased a new print head, ink and chip resetter from a couple of ebay vendors. All were specifically for my Canon ip5200 so I 'assume' everything is ok with respect to the supplies.

I refilled and reset all the cartidges and get good printing except no black in images or if printing text. When I print out the test pattern, the 'pgbk' part is completely missing and the 'bk' seems grey rather than black?

I am new to all this so appreciate any help or advice that you can provide. I did a search on here but didn't see anything that specifically related to my problem(s).

Thanks again,
Somerset

 

[ghwellsjr]

Your problem is identical to this thread. Please read everything there and report here whether your purge system is working.

 

[Somerset]

I just had a look and it seems there is wet ink on top of the pads?

I put a bit of water on the pads as suggested in the other post (Windex not handy) and closed the cover. After it did its thing, I opened the cover and the extra moisture appeared still sitting there. So, is that the answer, a 'purge' problem?

Thanks for the help.
Somerset

 

[ghwellsjr]

Let's make sure the liquid survives in all cases. Try doing a nozzle check to see if that makes it go away. Also, turn the power off and back on and do a nozzle check. If the liquid remains after doing all these things, then it does appear to be a problem with the purge system.

 

[Somerset]

Did the nozzle check and liquid did in fact stay there.

What is my next step? Thanks for the help again.
Somerset

 

[ghwellsjr]

Is the liquid on both pads or just the rectangular one for the pigment black ink?

Sometimes you can get the purge system going again by removing the purge pad from the rubber tray it sits in. Be very careful that you don't let it fall down into the guts of the printer. Unplug the printer while the print head is in the middle so that it doesn't decide to part the print head while you are working on it.

Wash the purge pad in hot running water to get most of the ink out. Then soak it in window cleaner or some other soapy solution. Rinse it again. Put it to your lips and make sure you can suck or blow air through it easily. If not, keep repeat the cleaning procedure.

While you are lettting the purge pad soak, get some cotton swabs and dab up any residual ink in the rubber tray. Use window cleaner or water to get it totally clean. This is a challenging job to do on a printer that has not been dismantled. I use Kelly clamps to hold the cotton swab to get a little more reach.

Put some window cleaner or water into the rubber tray and plug in the printer and go through the same procedure you did before to see if the liquid gets sucked away. If it does, you can put the purge pad back in the rubber tray and you're off and running.

But, chances are, this won't work and you will need to dismantle the printer to get to the outlet tubes from the purge pump itself to clean them. Post your results and I'll provide more info if you need to take this drastic step.

 

[Somerset]

I took the opportunity to remove both pads and clean them. The one for the colour came clean right away, the black one is being stubborn. I used window cleaner and cleaned the area where the pads sit, then put some cleaner back in as you directed. Neither one seems to be sucking the fluid away. I guess I can assume that both tubes are blocked?

So, is it as easy as opening the printer, locating the tubes, cleaning them out with window cleaner, etc, replacing them, and I'm off to the races?

I do have my tongue firmly in cheek when I ask 'is it as easy' . . .

Thanks again for your help!
Somerset

 

[ghwellsjr]

I have only taken apart all-in-ones which you can read about here, but I have successfully unclogged the purge unit on one of them so the process will probably be the same for your printer if you can figure out how to take it apart. The tubes that are connected to the bottom of the rubber trays that hold the purge pads go through the purge pump and out the bottom. What you need to do after you get the print engine out of the structure of the printer is connect a syringe full of window cleaner or other light soapy cleanser to the outlet tubes and force the liquid up through the tubes until it comes out of the rubber trays (like a little geyser).

This post shows some details of the bottom of the purge unit with the two tubes that you have to connect to. I used another piece of tubing to fit over the purge unit tubing. It was slightly too small so I ran water of the extra piece of tubing to make it soft and then using some needle nose pliers, I widened the opening of one end so that it would fit over the tube on the purge unit. Once it cooled down, it stayed firmly in place. Hopefully, your purge unit will be similar to mine.

BTW, what kind of inks have you been using?

Good luck and let us know what happens.

 

[Somerset]

Thanks for the advice. Sorry, was offline for a while due to hard drive failure.

I decided it sounded more trouble than it was worth. I bought a new printer.

My son, who has time on his hands and tinkers might try his hand at it. If the printer ends up destroyed then not too much lost . . . although I really did like that printer.
Somerset.