blank cartridges for canon

I just got my blanks in for my I850 from inkjetgoodies.com
all i can say is WOW...

the exit port clip is very nice. It comes with rubber plugs that fit
snuggly and easily removed for refilling. This is a very nice , high
quality blank. I am really amazed.

No tape, no glue, no screws, no ball seals, just a small rubber cork
to fit the molded fill hole. No tape to hold the exit port seal
either. This has molded dimples that the clip seal locks in to.
Top notch stuff. Refilling sure is a breeze now and no mess from a
lose exit cap.

These are worth every penny.

I am going to order another set and dump my canon cartridges when they
run dry. Im not fooling with rubber bands or tape for that exit port.
These clip locking seals are great.

Those cartridges sound like a good alternative to using one of our do it
yourself methods. The price isn't bad either, but it really isn't much of a
problem using rubber bands or tape. They're definately an improvement on hot
glue or set screws. I'm not concerned about what the tanks look like. I
only care about the printed output. One thing to be aware of when refilling
is that your ink monitor will not show a full cartridge once you have done a
refill unless the low ink warning has come on. That's the only time the ink
monitor will be reset and then it's only for the one tank that generated the
low ink warning. If you refill before the tanks are empty which is what most
users do, especially if you keep two sets of tanks and swap all at the same
time, then the monitor won't reset to full. This isn't a problem as the only
real use for the monitor is to show when the ink is running low. As Taliesyn
noted there is a prism in the bottom of the tank which a light source shines
through. If there is enough ink in the tank to block the light then the
warning, and the resulting reset, will not appear. If having the ink monitor
reset to full is something you want to do, the process of resetting is
simple. Take one of the old cartridges you no longer use, remove as much of
the sponge material from around the outlet hole as possible. If desired, you
could cut the top off enough to get all the sponge out. Rinse the cartridge
to remove any ink that could cause cross contamination of colors. Prior to
installing the freshly refilled tank, put the empty tank in and close the
cover. At that point the sensor will detect an out of ink condition. Install
the refilled tank and the monitor will now show full.
--
Ron Cohen

"ray" wrote in message
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I just got my blanks in for my I850 from inkjetgoodies.com
all i can say is WOW...

the exit port clip is very nice. It comes with rubber plugs that fit
snuggly and easily removed for refilling. This is a very nice , high
quality blank. I am really amazed.

No tape, no glue, no screws, no ball seals, just a small rubber cork
to fit the molded fill hole. No tape to hold the exit port seal
either. This has molded dimples that the clip seal locks in to.
Top notch stuff. Refilling sure is a breeze now and no mess from a
lose exit cap.

These are worth every penny.

I am going to order another set and dump my canon cartridges when they
run dry. Im not fooling with rubber bands or tape for that exit port.
These clip locking seals are great.

On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 04:31:52 GMT, "Ron Cohen"
wrote:

Those cartridges sound like a good alternative to using one of our do it
yourself methods. The price isn't bad either, but it really isn't much of a
problem using rubber bands or tape. They're definately an improvement on hot
glue or set screws. I'm not concerned about what the tanks look like. I
only care about the printed output. One thing to be aware of when refilling
is that your ink monitor will not show a full cartridge once you have done a
refill unless the low ink warning has come on. That's the only time the ink
monitor will be reset and then it's only for the one tank that generated the
low ink warning. If you refill before the tanks are empty which is what most
users do, especially if you keep two sets of tanks and swap all at the same
time, then the monitor won't reset to full. This isn't a problem as the only
real use for the monitor is to show when the ink is running low. As Taliesyn
noted there is a prism in the bottom of the tank which a light source shines
through. If there is enough ink in the tank to block the light then the
warning, and the resulting reset, will not appear. If having the ink monitor
reset to full is something you want to do, the process of resetting is
simple. Take one of the old cartridges you no longer use, remove as much of
the sponge material from around the outlet hole as possible. If desired, you
could cut the top off enough to get all the sponge out. Rinse the cartridge
to remove any ink that could cause cross contamination of colors. Prior to
installing the freshly refilled tank, put the empty tank in and close the
cover. At that point the sensor will detect an out of ink condition. Install
the refilled tank and the monitor will now show full.
--
Ron Cohen


The blanks do have the prism at the bottom. They are identical to
original canon cartridges except they have molded fill holes, not
drilled or removed ball plugs. The exit port has molded dimples to
allow the cap to latch which is very nice. I fooled with the rubber
band method and made a mess with one cap as it was not seated just
right . The cap was original to the cartridge as I mark each cap with
the proper color.

As far as the ink monitor, that is no concern and yes the blanks do
show low ink when I put one in to test it. I will be refilling well
before the low ink monitor comes on as well.

As far as quality of the output, I see no leaks and use formula labs
ink. I can easily read text in all colors down to 2 font. 1 font is
about 50 percent readable. (standard mode) That would be the output
of the heads and ink of course but the cartridge is very high quality
and easier to deal with.

Oh the plugs, the plugs are quite short and moulded to fit the fill
hole percisely. There is no danger of inserting it into the tank as
the end of the fill hole is rounded and slighly tapered as the plug.
It inserts easily with finger pressure and removed easily with a small
object such as a jewlers screwdriver.

I definately recommend this blank set just for ease of use and
guaranteed no mess.

"ray" wrote in message
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On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 04:31:52 GMT, "Ron Cohen"
wrote:

Those cartridges sound like a good alternative to using one of our do it
yourself methods. The price isn't bad either, but it really isn't much of
a
problem using rubber bands or tape. They're definately an improvement on
hot
glue or set screws.
Sounds like a good copy of the JetTec design at www.inkylink.co.uk which
comes filled of course :-)

the same criteria applies as with the BCI-6 in that the JetTec cartridge has
an appreciably larger ink side size containing 50% more ink, with the sponge
reservoir feeder side being smaller than the Canon design The Black is a
Hi-Spec dense black for improved text printing. They are also easier to fill
than Canon and other design because the ink snap off protection snaps back
on again to seal the delivery system until you load it into the printer.

Ron Cohen wrote:
Those cartridges sound like a good alternative to using one of our do it
yourself methods. The price isn't bad either, but it really isn't much of a
problem using rubber bands or tape. They're definately an improvement on hot
glue or set screws. I'm not concerned about what the tanks look like. I
only care about the printed output. One thing to be aware of when refilling
is that your ink monitor will not show a full cartridge once you have done a
refill unless the low ink warning has come on. That's the only time the ink
monitor will be reset and then it's only for the one tank that generated the
low ink warning.

In other words... when you swap a set of colors when one cartridge reads
"low", the monitor automatically resets to "full" for that cartridge.
The others hadn't reached "low" yet so there was nothing to reset, they
will read "full" as previously. This is what happens on my i850.

-Taliesyn