Is this true? was just going to buy an i860

BEWARE. All the Canon printers have a Waste Ink Tank that is not user
servicable. After changing print cardridges a couple of times, the ink tank
gets full and you need to return your printer to Canon for service. The
service runs about $60, while a newprinter cost around $130. All the waste
ink tank is an absorber but Canon has to enter a code to reset the printers
memory. The printer will not run without this code. Stay away from Canon
printers. Or if you like Canon buy one that does not have a waste ink tank.
i will return my i560 today.

M P wrote:

> Is this true? was just going to buy an i860
>
> BEWARE. All the Canon printers have a Waste Ink Tank that is not user
> servicable. After changing print cardridges a couple of times, the ink tank
> gets full and you need to return your printer to Canon for service. The
> service runs about $60, while a newprinter cost around $130. All the waste
> ink tank is an absorber but Canon has to enter a code to reset the printers
> memory. The printer will not run without this code. Stay away from Canon
> printers. Or if you like Canon buy one that does not have a waste ink tank.
> i will return my i560 today.
>
>
It doesn't happen after "changing print cartridges a couple of times".
At least not here.

And upon what do you base this bit of wisdom? There are many of us on this
newsgroup who refill due to the high volume of printing we do. That means
lots of ink cartridge changes. It's strange that none of us has run into
this problem.
--
Ron Cohen

"M P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is this true? was just going to buy an i860
>
> BEWARE. All the Canon printers have a Waste Ink Tank that is not user
> servicable. After changing print cardridges a couple of times, the ink
tank
> gets full and you need to return your printer to Canon for service. The
> service runs about $60, while a newprinter cost around $130. All the waste
> ink tank is an absorber but Canon has to enter a code to reset the
printers
> memory. The printer will not run without this code. Stay away from Canon
> printers. Or if you like Canon buy one that does not have a waste ink
tank.
> i will return my i560 today.
>
>


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<(E-Mail Removed)> typed:

> Is this true? was just going to buy an i860
>
> BEWARE. All the Canon printers have a Waste Ink Tank that is not user
> servicable. After changing print cardridges a couple of times, the
> ink tank gets full and you need to return your printer to Canon for
> service. The service runs about $60, while a newprinter cost around
> $130. All the waste ink tank is an absorber but Canon has to enter a
> code to reset the printers memory. The printer will not run without
> this code. Stay away from Canon printers. Or if you like Canon buy
> one that does not have a waste ink tank. i will return my i560 today.

I talked to a guy who sells refill ink - he has i550 and he said that he
refilled his tanks five or six times with success, while after 7th or so
refill probably tanks got bad so he spilled whole contains (that's 14 ml of
ink) into that tank, but he still prints with same printer
(So, in general it's good to replace carts after 4-5 refills). It does have
waste tank, but it's not full tha tquick. I bet we would hear for this bug
looooooooong time ago if it would be true, don't you think?
And this code thing...if that is true, this code or procedure would be all
over the Internet with detailed instructions of how to do it. After all, a
lot more complex things are possible to solve by yourself (like chip reset
etc) than this.

And one more thing: if it has a waste tank, it's still way better than other
printers without (like Lexmark), in which ink is simply spilled ALL OVER
THE PRINTER!!!

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 22:36:29 GMT, "M P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Is this true? was just going to buy an i860
>
>BEWARE. All the Canon printers have a Waste Ink Tank that is not user
>servicable. After changing print cardridges a couple of times, the ink tank
>gets full and you need to return your printer to Canon for service. The
>service runs about $60, while a newprinter cost around $130. All the waste
>ink tank is an absorber but Canon has to enter a code to reset the printers
>memory. The printer will not run without this code. Stay away from Canon
>printers. Or if you like Canon buy one that does not have a waste ink tank.
>i will return my i560 today.
>

It it only an absorbant pad, that can be replaced after a full
disassembly of the printer (at least in the i320). The catch is the
code/procedure to reset the waste ink counter, which I have not yet
found out.

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 22:36:29 GMT, "M P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Is this true? was just going to buy an i860
>
>BEWARE. All the Canon printers have a Waste Ink Tank that is not user
>servicable. After changing print cardridges a couple of times, the ink tank
>gets full and you need to return your printer to Canon for service. The
>service runs about $60, while a newprinter cost around $130. All the waste
>ink tank is an absorber but Canon has to enter a code to reset the printers
>memory. The printer will not run without this code. Stay away from Canon
>printers. Or if you like Canon buy one that does not have a waste ink tank.
>i will return my i560 today.
>
I disassembled and cleaned my bjc-8200. There is a reset code that was
published on the internet. I used to have it, but got rid of it when I
replaced my 8200 with an i850. Try googling for it.

SLK

On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:59:16 -0500, shel <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 22:36:29 GMT, "M P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Is this true? was just going to buy an i860
>>
>>BEWARE. All the Canon printers have a Waste Ink Tank that is not user
>>servicable. After changing print cardridges a couple of times, the ink tank
>>gets full and you need to return your printer to Canon for service. The
>>service runs about $60, while a newprinter cost around $130. All the waste
>>ink tank is an absorber but Canon has to enter a code to reset the printers
>>memory. The printer will not run without this code. Stay away from Canon
>>printers. Or if you like Canon buy one that does not have a waste ink tank.
>>i will return my i560 today.
>>
>I disassembled and cleaned my bjc-8200. There is a reset code that was
>published on the internet. I used to have it, but got rid of it when I
>replaced my 8200 with an i850. Try googling for it.
>
>SLK
There are non published for the i series printers though.

All Canon printers (same as epson) have a waste tank (an absorbent
material). This because Canon and Epson use pump to clean the printhead.
Both Canon and Epson choose to prevent printing after a certain use of ink.
This because they claimed that if the absorbent material get full of ink,
the ink will drop from the bottom of the printer to the table, and this is
true. So after a certain use of ink the printer stop printing and gives a
maintenance sign.
Epson and Canon have the means to replace the pad but mainly to reset the
printer to begin printing again.
Of course on internet there are instructions for resetting the printer too.
The more expencive the printer the more time it would be used before it need
maintanance. E.g. a Epson C62 would need maintanance after using about 200
cartridges. I don't know about Canon. I suppose cheap printers e.g. Canon
i320 would reach maintanance time sooner.

--

Gary, I have a S820 getting the 7 orange blinking lights. I took the
cover off the printer and saw the 1" pad at the bottom. From what I
could see it barely had any ink on it. I did cleaned the foam pads
and the one felt pad just under the print head but I still get the
blinking lights.

Anyway, is there a web site that would have any instructions on
dismantling the printer and what could I use to replace it. Would I
need to purchase one online.

Thanks,
Debbie



On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 15:58:51 -0500, Gary Tait <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:59:16 -0500, shel <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 22:36:29 GMT, "M P" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>Is this true? was just going to buy an i860
>>>
>>>BEWARE. All the Canon printers have a Waste Ink Tank that is not user
>>>servicable. After changing print cardridges a couple of times, the ink tank
>>>gets full and you need to return your printer to Canon for service. The
>>>service runs about $60, while a newprinter cost around $130. All the waste
>>>ink tank is an absorber but Canon has to enter a code to reset the printers
>>>memory. The printer will not run without this code. Stay away from Canon
>>>printers. Or if you like Canon buy one that does not have a waste ink tank.
>>>i will return my i560 today.
>>>
>>I disassembled and cleaned my bjc-8200. There is a reset code that was
>>published on the internet. I used to have it, but got rid of it when I
>>replaced my 8200 with an i850. Try googling for it.
>>
>>SLK
>There are non published for the i series printers though.