Canon mp 237 dye ink to pigment ink

[Regine]

Hello I have canon pixma mp237, currently it is using dye ink with ciss. Would it be possible to use a pigment ink instead? What might be the cons?

 

[stratman]

Welcome to the forum, Regine.

Would it be possible to use a pigment ink instead?

Possible, if for a short time before clogging, and a high risk of permanently damaging the print head from nozzle burnout. Definitely NOT recommended.

The larger pigment particles may clog the nozzles on a Canon dye-based ink printer where the particles in dye-based ink are much smaller. There may also be differences in the cooling characteristics of the pigment ink compared to the dye-based ink such that nozzles may be more likely to overheat and burn out. Canon print heads heat up the ink before the nozzles spitting it out onto the paper. The ink is used to cool the nozzles as well as make the print itself.

If you are able to use a CISS with a Canon printer then consider yourself lucky. Canon printers are notoriously temperamental with CISS.

 

[Regine]

Thank you