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Updated June 2010 Canon printer and a refill kit from InkBank is a hard to beat combo for value and print quality. Each refill kit contains ink for many refills, all the tools, plugs etc. you will need as well as detailed, easy to follow refilling instructions (in English). Note: The inks included with InkBank Canon refill kits are not made or endorsed by Canon, but are formulated specifically for Canon ink cartridges and ink tanks. Quality, quick drying, perfect colour match, US made inks. Most Canon ink cartridges are easy to refill, but it is important, not to let them totally run out of ink. If you do, you are inviting all sorts of problems. BCI-3 series cartridges (BCI-3eBk/C/M/Y/pM/pM) can all be refilled, but it's important not to let the sponge part of cartridge run out of ink. Once it's empty, the sponge dries out very quickly and it can be almost impossible to get printing again after refilling. Ideally, refill when the ink side is almost empty, but the sponge is still saturated with ink. Fill hole is under label on top of the cartridge. Ensure the fill hole is sealed air-tight after refilling, or the cartridge will leak. Black (BCI-3eBk) ink is pigment (C3), all the colour ink tanks use dye (C6) ink. Ink monitoring is not affected by refilling these ink tanks. BCI-6 series cartridges (BCI-6Bk/C/M/Y/pC/pM/R/G also BCI-5) are essentially the same as BCI-3 and the same tips apply. All BCI-6 ink tanks use dye (C6) ink. BCI-24 ink cartridges (BCI-24Bk & 24C) are simple to refill, but original Canon BCI24 cartridges use felt type material which tends to harden, as the cartridge empties. This makes re-filling tricky, because once the felt turns hard, it stops absorbing ink. Refilled cartridge might seem overfull and leak, even if very little ink is added. Quality compatible (not Canon) cartridges don't suffer this problem, and are a better choice, if you want to refill. Black BCI-24's use pigment ink (C3), colour (C6) dye ink. BCI-21 cartridges are the same as BCI-24 and refill the same. Both black and colour cartridges use dye ink (C4). CL-38 is a low yield versions of CL-41 ink cartridge. Easy to refill, but if your printer can use the CL 41 or CL 51 higher capacity cartridges - get some. The 38 holds very little ink and is easy to over fill. Use dye (C8) ink. Refilled cartridges may not work in some MFC's with fax that don't support disabling of ink monitor. CL-41 is similar to CL-38 (above). Holds more ink and over filling is less of a problem. Refilled cartridges may not work in some MFC's with fax that don't support disabling of ink monitor. CL-51 is a higher capacity version of CL-41 (above). Not all CL-38 and CL-41 printers can use them CLI-8 series cartridges are similar to "BCI-3s" and the same tips apply (read above). The only significant difference is the ink level chip on the CLI-8's. It is of no real concern to refillers, as it doesn't prevent refilling (in current models anyway). You have to either disable the ink monitoring or invest in a chip resetter. All CLI-8 cartridges use dye (C8) ink. Read more about disabling the ink monitor here. CL-511 (NEW) colour ink cartridge as used in many late model Canons. Easy to refill, but only take about 2ml per colour (C8) ink, less with subsequent refills. Fill holes under top label. If your printer will accept high capacity (CL-513) cartridges, worth getting. Refilled cartridges may not work in some MFC's with fax that don't support disabling of ink monitor. CL-513 (NEW) high yield colour ink cartridge as used in many late model Canons. Easy to refill with dye (C8) ink. Fill holes under top label. Refilled cartridges may not work in some MFC's with fax that don't support disabling of ink monitor. CLI-521 (NEW) are the latest ink tanks from Canon. They can be easily filled, using C8 dye inks. Refill method & tips are same as for "CLI-8" ink tanks (read above). CLI-521 are almost identical to CLI-8 ink tanks, only smaller. Chip resetters now available. If you don't have a chip resetter, you can disable the ink monitoring to use refilled ink tanks. Refilled tanks may not work in some MFC's with fax, that don't support disabling of ink monitor. Refill friendly ink cartridges with ARC (auto-reset chips) are another way of dealing with the Canon ink monitor. PGI-5 is similar to BCI-3Bk and the same tips apply (read above). Like the CLI-8, the PGI-5's have ink level chips and you have to either disable the ink monitoring or invest in a chip resetter Pigment ink (C5) is used in PGI-5 tanks. PGI-9 ink tanks can not be refilled (at this time). There is no resetter for the ink chip and the tank itself is not easily refillable. PG-37 is a low yield versions of PG-40 ink cartridge. Easy to refill, but if your printer can use the PG 40 or PG 50 higher capacity cartridges, get some. The 37 holds very little ink and is easy to over fill. Use pigment (C5) ink. Refilled cartridges may not work in some MFC's with fax that don't support disabling of ink monitor. PG-40 is similar to PG-37 (above). Holds more ink and over filling is less of a problem. Refilled cartridges may not work in some MFC's with fax that don't support disabling of ink monitor. PG-50 is even higher capacity version of PG-40 (above). Not all PG 37 & PG 40 printers can use them. Refilled cartridges may not work in some MFC's with fax that don't support disabling of ink monitor. PG-510 (NEW) black ink cartridge as used in many late model Canons. Easy to refill, but only take about 6ml of pigment (C5) ink, less with subsequent refills. Fill hole under top label. If your printer will accept high capacity (PG-512) cartridges, worth getting. Refilled cartridges may not work in some MFC's with fax, that don't support disabling of ink monitor. PG-512 (NEW) high yield black ink cartridge as used in many late model Canons. Easy to refill with pigment (C5) ink. Fill hole under top label. Refilled cartridges may not work in some MFC's with fax that don't support disabling of ink monitor. PGI-520 (NEW) ink tanks are the bigger (black) version of "CLI-521" (read above). Refill tips and method are the same. Pigment (C5) can be used to refill them. Ink monitoring has to be disabled unless you have a chip resetter or refill friendly cartridges. Refilled ink tanks may not work (without chip reset) in some MFC's with fax, that don't support disabling of ink monitor. Sub Categories
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