Canon Pixma: Print head specs

M

Martin Trautmann

Hi all,

do you know the exact spare part numbers and print head details for
Canon's printers?


i865: QY6-0049-000
iP4000: QY6-0049-000
iP5000:

iP4200: = iP5000?
iP5200:

iP3300:
iP4300: = iP5200?
iP5300:

From other sources in the net I derived that iP4200 and iP5000 are
different.

How much nozzles are within each print head? For iP5000 I found:
BCI-3eBk: 320 x 5 pl (pigmented black)
BCI-6C/M/Y: 256 x 5 pl
BCI-6Bk/C/M: 256 x 1 pl

However, as a quote from the iP4000 service manual I found:
BCI-3eBk: 320 x 30 pl (pigmented black)
BCI-6C/M/Y/Bk: 256 x 5.5 pl
BCI-6C/M: 256 x 2.5 pl

What's the nozzle size for pigmented black? 30 pl!?



-- list of Canon print heads --

S600 QY6-0034-000
MPF30 QY6-0034-000
S800 QY6-0035-000
S300 QY6-0037-000
S500 QY6-0037-000
MPF20 QY6-0037-000
S200 QY6-0038-000
S900 QY6-0039-000
i9000 QY6-0039-000
S820 QY6-0040-000
MPF60 QY6-0041-000
S700 QY6-0041-000
S750 QY6-0041-010
MP700 QY6-0042-000
MP700 QY6-0042-000
i560 QY6-0042-000
i850 QY6-0042-000
iP3000 QY6-0042-000
i950 QY6-0043-000
i250 QY6-0044-000
i320 QY6-0044-000
i350 QY6-0044-000
iP1000 QY6-0044-000
i550 QY6-0045-000
i70 QY6-0046-000
i450 QY6-0047-000
MP750 QY6-0049-000
i860 QY6-0049-000
iP4000 QY6-0049-000
i900 QY6-0050-000
iP6000D QY6-0050-000
i80 QY6-0052-000
iP90 QY6-0052-000
i990 QY6-0053-000
iP8100 QY6-0053-000
i400 QY6-0054-000
iP1500 QY6-0054-000
iP2000 QY6-0054-000
i9950 QY6-0055-000
iP8500 QY6-0055-000
iP8600 QY6-0055-000
iP5000 QY6-0057-000
iP4200 QY6-0059-000
MP500 QY6-0059-000
iP5200 QY6-0061-000
MP800 QY6-0061-000
MP950 QY6-0062-000
iP6600D QY6-0063-000
? QY6-0064-000
 
Y

Yianni

What's the nozzle size for pigmented black? 30 pl!?

Why not? Notice that the color droplet sizes are the smaller ones. For
example, may a printer could print cyan with three different droplet
volumes: 40pl, 8pl and 5pl. Because the 4000 has two blacks, there is no
need for the pigment black to print very small droplets. May the small
droplets comes form the pbk.

The number of nozzles for some models
www.inkline.gr/inkjet/newtech/misc/canonnozzles.html (total number of
nozzles for each color corresponds to the colors in parenthesis. pbk=photo
black). Please read only the table, you won't understand any word ;-)
I notice some interesting you mention for the 4000:
BCI-6C/M/Y/Bk: 256 x 5.5 pl
BCI-6C/M: 256 x 2.5 pl
Click to expand...
This means the total number of cyan nozzles is 256+256=512, but half of them
could print up to 5.5 pl and the other half up to 2.5 pl.
 
M

Martin Trautmann

Why not? Notice that the color droplet sizes are the smaller ones. For
example, may a printer could print cyan with three different droplet
volumes: 40pl, 8pl and 5pl. Because the 4000 has two blacks, there is no
need for the pigment black to print very small droplets. May the small
droplets comes form the pbk.
Click to expand...

I fully agree that 30 or 40 pl is a reasonable size, especially for
pigmented ink, escpecially for fast text printing at about 600 dpi.

However, you do not see detailed specs very often. What I had read
before was 5 pl for pigmented black of the iP5000, compared to 30 pl for
the iP4000. I trust the 30 pl from the service manual - but I don't know
knewer service manuals, nor the more detailed specs within.
The number of nozzles for some models
www.inkline.gr/inkjet/newtech/misc/canonnozzles.html (total number of
nozzles for each color corresponds to the colors in parenthesis. pbk=photo
black).
Click to expand...

Nice overview.
I notice some interesting you mention for the 4000:
This means the total number of cyan nozzles is 256+256=512, but half of them
could print up to 5.5 pl and the other half up to 2.5 pl.
Click to expand...

yes, exactly. Naming a '2.5 pl' nozzle as '2 pl' is a very rough
rounding, being wrong by 25 %.

I don't know the newer numbers for iP5000/4200/5200/3300/4300/5300 - but
my guess is that it's more like 1.5 pl instead of 1.0 pl...

- Martin
 
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