Canon CLI-8 ink cartridges from eBay - do they work?

Victek wrote:
Replacement ink cartridges for the Pixma MP 530 are very
affordable on eBay. What makes them affordable is the need to
remove the chip from the original cartridge and attach it to the
new generic cartridge. There are instructions for doing this which
include pushing the printer's reset button to "reset the chip
memory". Does this actually work? Does the MP530 have a "reset"
button?

There's no way to reset the printer, you must disable the ink level
monitoring system to use compatible tanks that have no chip.
Personally, I would not buy ink on Ebay unless I was certain who
made it.


More precisely, the instructions say to transfer the chips from the
original tanks to the replacement tanks. Does that work?
Better to refill Canon OEM cartridges if you wish to save money on ink.
Better yet just go to Staples or someplace and buy new Canon ink carts.
More fade resistant and better color quality.
better than transplanting the chip onto a prefilled aftermarket
cartridge. Less fade resistant, but the colors are quite good with
some of the inks available online and the photo prints are
excellent. Check out the Nifty-stuff forum for information on
refilling and decent inks. Hobbicolors (available on eBay), Formulabs
(available from Alotofthings.com) and MIS inks have been used
successfully by many on this usergroup. Pay no attention to our
troll, Measekite, who has never tried aftermarket inks but spreads
misinformation about them whenever they are mentioned.

Good information - thanks - but does moving the chip to a different
tank work?
More trouble
And regardless of which tank the chip is on does the printer have to
be reset in some way to read the ink levels correctly?

"Victek" wrote in message
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Good information - thanks - but does moving the chip to a different tank
work? And regardless of which tank the chip is on does the printer have
to be reset in some way to read the ink levels correctly?

Makes no difference whether you refill or move the chip to a new tank, the
printer's ink level system must be disabled to continue printing with that
chip.

Replacement ink cartridges for the Pixma MP 530 are very affordable on
eBay.

Not really. As a matter of fact they are very expensive. You can ruin
the printhead, produce low quality prints and have many that fade quickly.
Now that to me is expensive.

FWIW, I've been using generic ink cartridges in my Epson Stylus Color 880
for years without problems. This was one of the last printers that didn't
implement chips on the cartridges so using generics doesn't involve any
gymnastics. I would agree that the "no-names" are not as good as the OEM
carts, but for the printing I do that doesn't require either color accuracy
or longevity the value cannot be beat.

"Victek" wrote in message
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Replacement ink cartridges for the Pixma MP 530 are very affordable on
eBay.

Not really. As a matter of fact they are very expensive. You can ruin
the printhead, produce low quality prints and have many that fade
quickly. Now that to me is expensive.

FWIW, I've been using generic ink cartridges in my Epson Stylus Color 880
for years without problems. This was one of the last printers that didn't
implement chips on the cartridges so using generics doesn't involve any
gymnastics. I would agree that the "no-names" are not as good as the OEM
carts, but for the printing I do that doesn't require either color
accuracy or longevity the value cannot be beat.
Refilling OEM carts with a known ink from a vendor that others on this user
group or the nifty stuff forum have had success with provides you with a
stable, known product. Using prefilled aftermarket carts can be variable as
the vendor can change the inks without your knowledge. Victek is correct in
that he isn't concerned about color accuracy or longevity and the prefilled
carts work fine for him.

I presently have Canon printers that do not have the chipped carts. I know
people who use prefilled carts and like them, but the chipped carts are
another story. You can even have problems with glitchy chips on new full
Canon carts! Transplanting the chip introduces an additional variable.
When my printers die and I purchase Canon printers with the chipped carts I
will refill OEM carts, just as I do with my current printers.

Good information - thanks - but does moving the chip to a different tank
work? And regardless of which tank the chip is on does the printer have
to be reset in some way to read the ink levels correctly?

Makes no difference whether you refill or move the chip to a new tank, the
printer's ink level system must be disabled to continue printing with that
chip.

Yes, that is the magic question that no one has addressed so far. Is it not
polite to "go on record" about how the printer's ink level system is
disabled?

"Victek" wrote in message
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Good information - thanks - but does moving the chip to a different tank
work? And regardless of which tank the chip is on does the printer have
to be reset in some way to read the ink levels correctly?

Makes no difference whether you refill or move the chip to a new tank,
the printer's ink level system must be disabled to continue printing with
that chip.

Yes, that is the magic question that no one has addressed so far. Is it
not polite to "go on record" about how the printer's ink level system is
disabled?

It's a matter of a few button presses. The procedure is available at most
ink seller sites. www.alotofthings.com is one.

http://www.alotofthings.com/viartsho...article_id=195

"Victek" wrote in message
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Good information - thanks - but does moving the chip to a different tank
work? And regardless of which tank the chip is on does the printer have
to be reset in some way to read the ink levels correctly?

Makes no difference whether you refill or move the chip to a new tank,
the printer's ink level system must be disabled to continue printing with
that chip.

Yes, that is the magic question that no one has addressed so far. Is it
not polite to "go on record" about how the printer's ink level system is
disabled?

disabling the ink monitor is (pardon the expression) Canon's little F___ You
for refilling! So far, no one that I know of has been able to circumvent
this problem or restore the monitoring system except by going back to the
use of OEM Canon carts.

"Francis Fronzaglia" wrote in message
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They beg you to buy their cheap printers (prices constantly dropping)
and then grab you by the balls (removing printer features) when you
decide to use alternative inks to their hugely over-priced ones. That
should not be allowed. That's like buying a coffee kettle of a certain
brand (Haxwell Mouse) that will only show how much water is in it
provided you buy their brand of coffee that costs 10 to 20 times more
than no name coffee. Makes no sense! How can that even be legal? If I
email this to Canon will they send their men in white coats to take my 4
Canon printers away and make me pay them the several thousand dollars
I've saved over the years by not using their unaffordable inks???

Francis Fronzaglia



All true, but equally true if not more so of the competition. At least Canon
is offering the best printer for the price.

They beg you to buy their cheap printers (prices constantly dropping)
and then grab you by the balls (removing printer features) when you
decide to use alternative inks to their hugely over-priced ones. That
should not be allowed. That's like buying a coffee kettle of a certain
brand (Haxwell Mouse) that will only show how much water is in it
provided you buy their brand of coffee that costs 10 to 20 times more
than no name coffee. Makes no sense! How can that even be legal? If I
email this to Canon will they send their men in white coats to take my 4
Canon printers away and make me pay them the several thousand dollars
I've saved over the years by not using their unaffordable inks???


Good question about the legality. Someday this kind of marketing my be
challenged in court and declared illegal, but it will go on until then. The
simple answer is to charge what the printer is worth and then charge what
the ink is worth - what a concept!

"Frank" wrote in message
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measekite wrote:

----lies...and more lies---
How fukkin dumb are you anyway?
Frank

I get my cartridges refilled AND the chips reset at my local Cartridge World
in Oxford, UK. I understand that the ink they use is formulated and supplied
by OCP Inks from Germany. In a recent invetigation by Trusted Reviews .com
www.trustedreviews.com Cartridge World refilled cartidges were preferred
over oem cartridges. I have had no problems using this company and lose none
of the functionality of the chips either.
Stick