-=> CHARLES ANGELICH wrote to TOM WALKER <=-
 
 ->> I've been hearing this about inkjet printers in here and
 ->> other echos for ages, which is one of the reasons I haven't
 ->> gotten one yet. Two tanks? I thought that they were either
 ->> all-in-one or all separate. Let me guess, one of them was
 ->> the black and the other several colors?

 TW> That is right. One Tri-Color and the other Black. the big
 TW> Minus of that set up is that one can end up replacing the
 TW> Tank with one partition empty but plenty of ink in the
 TW> other two. Seperate tanks typicaly only come in the higher
 TW> priced printers. And now in the seperate tank system some
 TW> of the high end printers have gone to 6 Colors for better
 TW> rendition of the color. Particualrly for Picture Prints.

 CA> I'm told you can purchase what look like hypodermic needles to
 CA> inject new ink into old cartridges? I'm also told it can be
 CA> destructive if you don't seal the puncture and ink leaks into
 CA> the machine from over-filling the tanks with ink.

I've a very old BJ-200 Canon that I bought a refill kit for
6 years ago, I may soon need to buy another refill kit.
The cartridges have an absorbant foam pad inside and you
need to push the nozzle of the refill into that pad and
not overfill to the point of loose ink in the cartridge.
On occassion my cartridge has failed and simply placing
the head against a hot wet lint free towel has revived it.
I bought the printer in 94, bought three cartridges
and a refill kit and suspect I'll never buy another cartridge.
Your mileage may vary.
 
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