Are all Inks created equal?
Rogue Vorlon
inks herself. I have tried it too but my luck isn't so good with them
either.
So, my question is this- are all inks you buy for one printer the same as
the other(s)? Of course, assuming they match, i.e. Cyan - Cyan, etc. and not
Cyan - Blue.
If I use her ink from a Lexmark for my Canon, will there be a problem? Are
all inks the same?
But then again, I just might scrap the whole refill idea as well. I have
nothing but problems with the tanks leaking, not printing good, etc. It's
just those damn cartridges are so stinking expensive! You print 10 decent
8x10's and its time to replace the cartridges again! What a crock.
Anybody know where the best deals are for ink jet cartridges?
Thanks in advance!
Tony Spadaro
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Tim Smith
try the refilled carts first.
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ajacobs2
> My wife just gave me her stash of ink bottles, she gave up on refilling
the
> inks herself. I have tried it too but my luck isn't so good with them
Just to give you a heads up... I would read the FAQ pages on the website
www.inksupply.com
They are in many sections.They are by brand and have many valued tips. You
have to did, they have a large site. Just browse a lot and read them all. I
would say the premise of mixing brand and ink might be a bad idea.
* WE use many products from inksupply.com and never had a bad product from
them. We did blow up an Epson installing a CIS system ( external large
refill tanks) though caused by a leak ( our fault) which shorted one of the
boards into permanent cleaning cycles and it smoked...
* If you print a lot and have the correct printer you can add a CIS system
which is a series of tubes from a dummy cartridge pressure (atmospheric fed)
with large capacity bottles offering 10-20 times the capacity of a standard
refill. (lot depends on paper used and depth of flow you are happy with)
* Now lets take Epson themselves, one of the most popular inkjets. They
alone have three or now four different formulas. ( not colors) Formulas.
Consistency, colloidal qualities, particle size, carrier, type of archival
quality, etc. Different properties in other words by manufacturer and
model, whatever the correct terminolgy is.
* Even though it is simple to say ink is ink, machines like Epson with
internal heads can get expensive to replace if you foo-pah or mix. WE found
that out. Cheaper to get a new one.
* In fact there are cartridges now for the machines that clean out older ink
if you are switching.
* Machines with refills that have heads like the HP, if you fail, you clean
up the mess and go back to factory heads. No problemo. Not the story with
internal heads. I would proceed with caution....
* A lot would depend on the make and model specifically.
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Jason
formulations have different effects on print heads. For example, Canon uses
bubble-jet style ink, in which the ink droplets are deposited by a metal
that expands at very precise amounts when heat is applied. Therefore, the
formulation would have to be different than Epson, which applies
pizeoelectric nozzle technology in their print heads.
You can try it, but from my experience, it's only useful if you have a large
amount of black text to print. The colors really aren't worth refilling,
because the quality is so low. When I refilled my Lexmark cartridges, the
nozzles constantly flushed ink for over 2 days at a time, rendering the
cartidge useless during that time. After, the text quality was noticeably
degraded, with the borders of the letters runny & uneven. Not the quality
you want when you're typing up a resume!!!
Printer companies are very reclusive & protective of their ink formulas,
since cartridge refills is where the bulk of the profit lies. How else can
they sell printers for such low prices?
There are a few sites online that sell refurbished cartridges with quality
ink. Apparently, they recycle the cartridges & chemically determine the
formulation to be used. Also, you might want to try a major electronics
store, since they sometimes stock these "remanufactured" cartridges.
Walmart does, and the prices are about 1/3rd less than the original.
I sympathize with you about the cartridge depletion rate. One solution I
heard of that is applied with Epson's current poster-size printer is they
have the ink tanks built directly in the head itself, so there are no
cartridges to replace. You just refill the bottle itself. However, that
might not be a good solution for you, since the printer is going for north
of $5,000, prints at a width of 32" & stands about 4 ft high.
Hope this helps...
Jason
Jim V
1. The Mess
2. Many printers have chips in cartridge to tell ink level - you
need special tool to reset.
3. With the newer 5 or 6 colors it's becoming a nightmare to
refill.
So about ayear ago I started buying 3rd party ink cartridges with
great sucess. I have 2 Epsons and print alot of 8x10s. Because I get 3
sets of cartridges for the price of one in local stores, I saved
enough to buy a new digital camera this year. I also use Jet Print
Photo Glossy paper get it at Walmart or Best Buy. Cost about 25c
sheet. Use your printer alot and it won't clog.
http://www.showtelinc.com/PrintPal.htm
Jim Venner
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