Pro-9000 cartridges

[Mike in Dorset]

As a newbie to this forum, please forgive a couple of possibly naive questions:

1. Does all the chat relating to the Pro-9000 II relate equally to the Mark 1?

2. I am confused by the need to rest the cartridge chips. There is talk of some cartridges being auto-reset but others require a resetter. I have some Canon original cartridges and some compatibles which have what appears to be a float-operated switch riding in the liquid half of the cartridge. How do these different types sense amount of ink remaining? I get warnings of ink low and ink run out which (in the case of the compatibles at least) start while there is still plenty of ink in the liquid part. When I first got the printer I replaced with a proper Canon cartridge at the first 'Run Out' message; having now got poorer (meaner), I tend to 'Resume' until I can see that the quality of the print is diminished. What is the consensus on wisest strategy?

3. Finally, the cost of refilling is clearly a huge saving over Canon originals but much less so over compatibles (which, so far, have proved satisfactory as regards print quality but maybe not so 'permanent'?). I tried refilling cartridges once before (bought syringes, ink etc.) on an Epson printer but quickly became disillusioned with the process. There's very good looking advice on this forum in relation to the Canon and I am tempted to give it another go - is it, in fact, a nore reliable option with these cartridges?

4. It is said that original Canon cartridges are better for refilling. I have some (retrieved from recycling envelopes on their way out of the door) but is it feasible to refill an old cartridge or will the ink in the sponge have dried up?

Apologies if all this is repetitive and old hat for some of you and thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.

 

[jtoolman]

Stay away from refillablers and compatibles. Only refill and reset your original carts. Your OEM carts will outlive your printer.
Do not EVER wait till the print quality drops before exchanging a cart. You print head is thermal and requires the litquid ink in order to keep it from oevrheating and frying itself to oblivion.
Depending here you are located you should be able to find a reputable dealer for high quality inks, and paraphenalia for refilling your OEM carts.
Plenty of choices and methods exist.
Learn about flushing out old carts to revive them back to life.

So you will need
Ink
Syringes
Plugs ( if you are top filling - The method I use )
A resetter for yiour particular type of Canon cart.
Gloves to keep you hands clean.
Patience

 

[The Hat]

Mike in Dorset

I can only second what jtoolman wrote because Canon printers are completely different than Epson in many ways.

Refilling your CLI-8 cartridges couldnt be easier with good quality inks and the use of a resetter
will make all of your refilled cartridges work like new again with about 80% savings.

Get on to.. http://www.octoink.co.uk/categories/Bulk-Ink/Canon-Compatible/
And check out their inks and everything else you may need to start refilling
and you wont look back I promise you, and yes I did say 80% savings and thats no joke.

Do a bit of reading on some of the previous posts on here that covers CLI-8 cartridge refilling
and then come back with as many questions as you like and well answer them all for you..

 

[Mike in Dorset]

Thank you both (jtoolman and The Hat) for your very helpful advice. I will read more widely across this forum and follow up your suggestions.

Happy Christmas

Mike