A 10cc syringe w/a 16ga needle, a #60 drill, and some scotch tape and it works quite well... BTDTGTTS On some tanke, tho', be sure to seal the area well with tape where the jet sprays out of the cartridge cuz the ink can flow right out as you're filling it. THEN seal the drilled hole w/the tape and let the inside pressurize and balance... might take a bit of wiping after balancing out, but it's worked on HP inkjets for some time for me..... About 3 pints worth so far!
Cheers!! Bill
We have 7 Canon Pixma IP3000, one Pixma IP4000, and one Canon i550 that are exactly that. Just drilled a hole in the top of each tank and installed a "screw cap" that I simply remove to squirt the ink in about once a week. Sadly, Canon got "smart" and discontinued these printers a couple months ago - so I went out last week and grabbed the last 3 I could find for a couple good customers.
We pay less than $4 canadian per ounce for the ink, and have used 3 american quarts of colour, and about 9 american quarts of black in the last year.
HPs are a pain compared to the old Canons - but the small later HP Blacks aren't TOO bad. The old 49 colors are a lost cause, and the 23s aren't much better. The 45 blacks and the black that goes with the 49 are not bad - but NOTHING like the canon tanks. I fill the canons in situ.
I just bought a 3000, realized afterwards what a great advantage the ink resrvoir design is. I may have to find a backup also.
Rex
On 20 Dec 2005 07:24:13 -0800, with neither quill nor qualm, Dan_Thomas snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com quickly quoth:
Some of the top-end printers, like Tektronix (Um, I mean Xerox) Phasers, use phase change ink which is a LOT easier to work with. But you're right, they use "convenience" to do a value-add and charge a definite price for it.
I believe it was Brother (8 years ago?) whose complete printer was cheaper than a new drum and toner cartridge for a laser rebuild. They really gotcha on the consumables back then, too.
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Hi Dan,
Check this out:
This was the article:
you can try the bulk ink system / continuous ink system for epson C88:
Depends on the printer and the ink. As I said, many are not worth the hassle, but using the right ink on the old style Canons is definitely worth while - as well as dead simple.
I use an industrial quality Epson dot matrix. Ribbons are damned near free, and take a couple years to be used up or dry out, unlike the $^%!!! ink jets. I do have a Lazerjet 4, but toner carts are expensive. I do however have a Secret Source.
Gunner
"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.
Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner
Ribbons can sometimes be revived with a light application of Wd-40.
I have an Epson R200. Ebay has bulk ink systems for it. Check out auction number 6833789910. They are available for other printers as well. I opted for replacement refillable cartridges. See auction 6823181159
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-Ron Thompson
I have been known to open a ribbon cartridge and replace the (fabric) ribbon from a bargain priced, non compatible cartridge - I'm a cheapskate with time on my hands. Gerry :-)} London, Canada
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