"John Thomas Smith" wrote in message
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"John Thomas Smith" wrote in message
So... instead of removing the cartridge to drill a hole and add
ink, would it be better to drill (or melt - I've seen at least
one message talking about a heated paper clip) the hole and just
add ink to the cartridge while it stays in the printer?

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, "Burt" wrote:
Not a good idea, John. lotsa snip
Opening a fill hole permits ink to drip out of the ink outlet port
ink accidently drip from the syringe or out of the cartridge
don't want to leave the printhead with a cartridge out
vendors will come up with a solution to the problem quite soon

OK... when the originial tank(s) run out of ink I'll put in the
replacement(s) I bought with the printer, and will then see what
is available that says it is specifically for the 4200

John Thomas Smith
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I am using an i960, an ip5000, and bought an extra ip5000 a few weeks ago on
closeout to put on the shelf as a hedge against the refilling problems of
the new canons. Since I haven't purchased a newest generation canon printer
I don't have firsthand knowledge of the refill issue with the new carts and
can only tell you what I've read on this NG and the Nifty-stuff forum. I've
looked at them and they appear to be nearly the same as the bci-6 and bci-3
carts except for the chip and a slightly different shape that prevents the
older series of carts from fitting into the new printers. I've read that
someone refills the new carts with the ink sold for the previous generation
of printers. I'm not suggesting that you should do that - I'm only
reporting on what I've read. I've also read that there is one aftermarket
vendor who is selling ink or refilling the new cars.

If I had the 4200 I would wait it out for a while. Something else to think
about - I have seen this printer on sale with rebates for around $80 net
cost (don't recall where - think it was online). If you need to buy another
set of carts it probably makes more sense, if you see a really good deal on
the printer, to just buy another one, use the carts, and put the printer on
the shelf to wait out the aftermarket availability of inks! I haven't
priced the carts, but I've heard that they are a bit more expensive than the
bci-6 and bci-3 carts. That puts the price of a set of carts at $65 or
more.