Canon QY6-0076 eBay Order

[palombian]

The old Canon printers were far sturdier with reliable print heads, but even they have a limited lifespan..

This is certainly so for the consumer dye printers.

But in the photo printers the PRO-9500 (pigment) had a rather short living printhead.
No idea if the PRO-9000 (dye) head was based on this one, but the ones of both the PRO-10 (pigment) and PR0-100 (dye) live much longer.

 

[Ink stained Fingers]

Canon printheads are a consumable item and fail after some time of usage, please read the attached description which explains the internal wear; it might very well be that several generations of printheads over time have improved the situation but it's the ink volume at the end which counts and has been pushed through the nozzles. And whatever cleaning process cannot restore the printhead - the nozzles - back to a 'as new' condition, so every refurbished printhead will just use up the remaining printing capabilities whatever that is. All these refurbished printheads come from salvaged printers. I only would recommend users of Canon printers to buy a spare (new) printhead at the time they are still available as a genuine Canon unit.

 

[palombian]

Since I refill with genuine Canon ink, I haven't encountered many problems.
However, every printhead will fail sooner or later—fingers crossed!

 

[The Hat]

However, every printhead will fail sooner or later—

I had a print count of over 52,000 on my faithful ip4500 using one head on I.S. inks, and as you say it eventually lost the magenta colour block.. Let’s see any Canon printer do that now..
My Pro 9500 is still hanging in there..

 

[beebill]

Another update, the eBay seller finally approved the return, which they waited until the last day in which eBay would step in. Usually if the item is defective the seller is obligated to pay if they want the item back. In this case they're in China, and they claimed they weren't able to issue a shipping label, meaning I would have to pay the cost upfront and hope it gets included in the refund.

They gave me an address in Australia, which to be honest I thought might be better than shipping to China, but when I checked the cost, almost every carrier was calculating $100-$160 for a 4.5oz package. The least expensive option was a prepaid international envelope from the US Postal Service for $50.

I informed the seller, to which they requested a video demo in exchange for not having to ship it. Crossing my fingers this will be the last of it and they'll just issue a refund.

As for the local vendor, they informed me that they have to special order it, and they should be receiving it today. If all goes well I should get in a few more days.

I guess this is just the toll to pay trying to maintain an old printer. I look back at the prints I used to make, and the quality keeps me motivated that I just need to get a new printhead.

I've compared them side by side with prints from a Prograf 1000, and I actually prefer my older prints. Although I understand pigment prints are more durable, there's something about the ink sitting on top of the paper, and perhaps just how this particular Prograf 1000 was profiled, that I find the Pro9000 prints to look richer.