qwertydude
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I recently got into the german method for my ip4600 cause I got around to getting some long blunt needles, it seems hard to find them longer than 1.5". I'm using bottles since it let's me store and dispense my ink from the same container.
http://www.micro-tools.com/store/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=25-2
The convenience is definitely there and I think it'll let my printer last longer than top filling since I don't have to run a cleaning cycle to prevent contaminating the other colors and the cartridges don't drip so I waste less ink. I'm saving my old top fill cartridges for a printer at work that uses cli-221 carts. I'll be trading that kit for the used original color carts, I still top fill the original pigment cart because it would take a long time to force ink through the 25 gauge needles. But I'm pretty happy filling either way.
http://www.micro-tools.com/store/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=25-2
The convenience is definitely there and I think it'll let my printer last longer than top filling since I don't have to run a cleaning cycle to prevent contaminating the other colors and the cartridges don't drip so I waste less ink. I'm saving my old top fill cartridges for a printer at work that uses cli-221 carts. I'll be trading that kit for the used original color carts, I still top fill the original pigment cart because it would take a long time to force ink through the 25 gauge needles. But I'm pretty happy filling either way.