Spongeless cartridge for Canon BCI-6 from WeInk

[panos]

Spongeless cartridges suck. And I didn't test 1, I tested 20. My printhead was destroyed because of their bad construction; I had to run hundreds of cleaning cycles because of their bad design. They don't provide a single advantage to your typical sponge-based cartridges. They puncture sensitive parts on your printhead. I had to send my printer for repairs (fortunately I went to summer vacation) and Canon has replaced it with a new one. Actually people from the office told me that a Canon tech guy was trying to contact me (Probably to ask what the hell had become inside my printer. I can only wonder that it was an ugly sight).

http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=115

Read carefully this posting, especially Grandad's early comments. I wish I payed more attention to them...

I now have a brand new MP750 standing next to me, thanks to Canon this only seems like an old nightmare. But I'll never use spongeless cartridges again.

 

[ocular]

Looks like these spongeless are no longer supplied by Weink

http://www.weink.com/ecom/catalog/easy-fill_bci-6_style_sponge_free_blank_4350372.htm

Presumably they had problems.

They are a pita if used as individual refillable tanks, As they take a lot of cleaning cycles to get the ink back flowing after removal. definitely more suitable for CIS

 

[CanonPhreak]

They are still sold in a new spike free format but only for CRS use now (weink won't warranty them for manual refills):

http://www.weink.com/ecom/catalog/z_-_econoflo_bci-6_style_sponge_free_blank_4350372.htm

http://www.weink.com/ecom/catalog/z_-_econoflobci-3ebk_sponge_free_blank_for_canon_4429037.htm

I called and asked and they said that they had to many returns when used in manual fill applications.

Looks like these spongeless are no longer supplied by Weink

http://www.weink.com/ecom/catalog/easy-fill_bci-6_style_sponge_free_blank_4350372.htm

Presumably they had problems.

They are a pita if used as individual refillable tanks, As they take a lot of cleaning cycles to get the ink back flowing after removal. definitely more suitable for CIS

 

[ocular]

Thanks for following that up CP

Even selling them as part of a CFS weink let you build your own with minimal instructions rather than sell them in a complete kit.. Can't see how Jetyoung and Cutemaker are going to get very far with these cartridges.