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digisol
Personally I have chosen Canon and stuck with them as they put out new
models I was never more than two models behind.
Having so many, three different versions at this particular time and
it was noticed after my Pixma IP4000 started to not work properly
even with the tanks being full.
Take note when you refill, as many do with decent inks out there that
work fine in them the problem noticed is with the actual ink sponge
inside the tank not the head being blocked.
Each one that played up was found with the sponge torn away from the
top where it had shrunk down 1/8" to 3/16" and beyond in
places.
The problem that arises when the sponge shrinks, is that it fails to
allow any ink to flow between the fibres of the now compressed sponge
and into the print head, it then acts as if empty or the print head is
stuffed.
Worth to take a look at your Canon cartridges, they don't need removal
you should be able to see if the sponge has shrunk away from the top,
if so toss it, at least remove the ink for other good cartridges.
One Cyan tank I had refused to work even when full, it left streaks as
if the head was RS, I never noticed the shrinking until later, once
replaced with another non-genuine tank and after one internal clean
it was working perfectly.
Odd but the non-genuine tanks don't ever do it.
models I was never more than two models behind.
Having so many, three different versions at this particular time and
it was noticed after my Pixma IP4000 started to not work properly
even with the tanks being full.
Take note when you refill, as many do with decent inks out there that
work fine in them the problem noticed is with the actual ink sponge
inside the tank not the head being blocked.
Each one that played up was found with the sponge torn away from the
top where it had shrunk down 1/8" to 3/16" and beyond in
places.
The problem that arises when the sponge shrinks, is that it fails to
allow any ink to flow between the fibres of the now compressed sponge
and into the print head, it then acts as if empty or the print head is
stuffed.
Worth to take a look at your Canon cartridges, they don't need removal
you should be able to see if the sponge has shrunk away from the top,
if so toss it, at least remove the ink for other good cartridges.
One Cyan tank I had refused to work even when full, it left streaks as
if the head was RS, I never noticed the shrinking until later, once
replaced with another non-genuine tank and after one internal clean
it was working perfectly.
Odd but the non-genuine tanks don't ever do it.