Refill Instructions
CLI 35 and CLI 36

 

CARTRIDGE

COLOR

INKS

CLI 35

Black

WJ-1128

CLI 36

Black

WJ-1008

CLI 36

Cyan

WJ-2032

CLI 36

Magenta

WJ-6121

CLI 36

Yellow

WJ-797

 

Updated September 18, 2009

Theory

The ink in this cartridge is retained because the cartridge has an internal sponge. 

On the CLI35 and CLI36 series cartridges, there is an electronic counter embedded in a small computer chip/board. This counter starts at a high number and decreases for every character printed. Eventually, the counter reaches zero. At this point, an error message is generated by the printer. If you click "OK" to the error message, the printer will continue to print. However, the ink level display will not show correctly with that cartridge. But that is something we have to live with. For most people, it is a small price to pay for a vastly lowered cost of printing.

On some Canon printers, simply click through the error message and the various warnings. The printer should then print fine. Notice that you will need to do this again when the other cartridges run out of ink.

On other Canon printers, hold the RESUME or RESET button for about 10-15 seconds. This should reset the printer so that it will print with the refilled cartridge.

On still other Canon printers, do the following:

Required Supplies and Tools

You will need the following:

Required Supplies and Tools

You will need the following:

*Protection for your clothes and work area.

*Latex or latex free gloves –optional for hand protection against spills

*Syringe for putting ink into the cartridge

* Black vinyl electrical tape 

*1/16 drill or large paper clip that has been straightened.

* Source for heating paper clip (if using instead of drill)

Instructions

Work in an area that can be and is protected from spills. Wear old clothes and have all surfaces covered with newspaper or paper towels.

Green solution: Use an old bath towel that you can wash separately from other fabrics. Just try not to let it get too inky before you wash it or else it may stain your wash tub. Bleach will usually remove any traces of stain. Also bear in mind that while the towel is soaked whatever it touches will likely wick the ink and be stained also. If I can’t wash my towel or inky clothes right away I store them in a garbage bag and then launder them. I learned to do this the hard way!    

Wear latex or latex free gloves to avoid staining your hands. Always remember ink can and will stain. Sometimes permanently!

Refill this cartridge the moment it runs dry.

Step #1 Turn the cartridge upside down over the protected area. The outlet ports should be facing up.

Step #2 Fill the syringe with about 4cc’s of ink. Look closely at the pads and drop the correct color of ink on the correct pad. There is nothing worse than accidently dropping the blue on the yellow pad and getting green lemons!

 IMPORTANT: Take care not to pierce the pads with the needle of the syringe. This is just a drop at a time going on the pad not an injection process.

With cartridges this size it is better to let them set for about 3-4 hours to let the sponge soak up the ink. Let it set in a disposable cup or an old teacup that you designate just for this purpose. Be sure to tell your family not to use the cup for anything else!

If it Won't Print

The most likely cause is an air bubble trapped in the sponge, or between the sponge and the print head. Remove the air bubble and you'll probably fix the problem. Remember: an air bubble is another name for "lack of ink".

Another cause can be froth forming in the sponge. This froth is a collection of hundreds of tiny bubbles of air which forms when a small bit of ink is left behind in each sponge cell. When you refill, this froth may move into the print head and form a vapor lock situation.

To cure either big air bubbles or froth, simply put a single drop of isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol on the sponge through the ink exit hole, ideally before refilling. (Any concentration of the alcohol from 70 percent to 100 percent is fine.) The alcohol will collapse the air bubbles and allow for normal printing most of the time.

To Clean the Print head

Do not clean the print head unless you get poor print quality.

Follow the directions in the printer manual.

Run the print head cleaning software.

Common Clogs

This printer is a sponge-filled cartridge. Because of this, it is susceptible to a common problem: Froth.

When you use ink from a sponge-filled cartridge, a little bit of ink remains in each cell of the sponge. Later you add ink to the sponge and air is trapped in some of the sponge cells. When you print, this air/ink mixture, which we call "froth", begins to move as a mass of tiny ink-coated bubbles down into the print head this is where the trouble begins. . The print head cannot print something which is mostly air -- it needs ink. Thus, the print head vapor locks on the froth and appears to be "clogged".

To fix the problem, simply put a single drop of isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol on the sponge through the ink exit hole, ideally before refilling. (Any concentration of the alcohol from 70 percent to 100 percent is fine.) The alcohol will collapse the air bubbles and allow for normal printing most of the time.

For a real dried-ink clog, unplug the printer from both the wall and the computer, and clean the cartridge or print head with plain, ordinary warm water. The ink will dissolve quite well in water. Unlike ball-point pen ink, this ink will not dissolve well in alcohol or paint thinner. Use ordinary warm tap water to clean this ink. Be sure to dry electronics completely before applying power To Clean Your Sink

The ink is water-soluble. Use plenty of soap and warm water. You may also need to use Comet or a similar cleaner if the stains persist.

To Clean Your Hands

On hands, the best substance to use is Ink Be GoneTM, a specially developed hand cleaner available from ACSI Bulk Inks. (To place an order, Click Here.)

To Place An Ink Order

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