CLI-221 cartridges backward compatible with BCI-3 BCI-6 CLI-8 ??

[Blueiced]

Do you know if it is possible to use CLi-8 cartridges in printers using CLI-521?

 

[fotofreek]

cli-8 and cli-221 carts have much greater value to hold onto in case your present printer dies and you need to move on to a newer canon printer, or they can be traded or sold if you don't want to keep them for future use. used bci-6 oem canon carts are readily available - with the manager's permission I pulled about 80 of them out of a staples recycle bin a few years ago, purged them, gave several to friends who refill, and refilled a few sets of each of the six color inks I use. I have enough purged empties set aside that I may never have to purge another bci-6 cart again!

In my view, using cli-221 carts in a printer that uses bci-3 or bci-6 carts is counterproductive due to the smaller ink volume and need to refill more often.

 

[pharmacist]

CLI-221 and BCI-221 ? Fotofreek: what do you mean ? CLI-221 = US version of the European CLI-521, PGI-220 = PGI-520 for the pigment text black cartridge.

I still think the chipped Canon cartridges do not offer any advantage of the non-chipped ones. How many times people are struggling with faulty chips giving hardly understandable messages like "there are 2 cartridges installed of colour X" and people can obviously see that the printer is talking rubish.

The old detection method with the prism is still working effectively and better than chip registration, which can sometimes say empty when the ink chamber is still containing 50% ink, even with original Canon OEM cartridges.

 

[fotofreek]

Pharmacist - my bad! I was in a hurry to finish the post and mistakenly typed bci-221 instead of cli-221 in the last paragraph (edited after reading your post). I think my meaning was clear, however, as I correctly typed the stock number of the carts in the first paragraph, just as the original poster had in the thread title. Since I am still happily using bci-6 cart printers and reside in the US, I have no knowledge of the most recent cli carts except for what I have learned from posts on this forum. If, in fact, the cli-221 designation is correct as stated in the original poster's thread title, and if it holds a smaller volume of ink than bci-6 or cli-8 carts with which I am familiar, I will restate my opinion that it would be more efficient to refill and use bci-6 carts instead of the cli-221 carts in the printers for which bci-6 carts are specified. In addition, the empty chipped carts are more valuable to either hold onto in the event that an older printer dies and you purchase a newer generation canon printer, or they can be traded or sold. You mentioned that the cli chipped carts offer no advantage as they can be glitchy and provide incorrect information to the printers for which they were designed. You are correct that this change was a giant step backward for the consumer but if did satisfy the aim of canon as it made refilling a bit more daunting for many users, The real answer for this thread is that the cli carts offer no advantage for bci-cart printers. Hope this clarifies the error you pointed out in my last post on this thread.

 

[lvhphotography]

Is there solution for US printer to accept cli 521 instead of the original 221? I bought that cartridge and i cannot print ! someone knows the answer>? thank you !

 

[The Hat]

lvhphotography

Swap the chip from the 221 over to the 521 and hey presto..