Can Canon 6300 series inks be used in a 6100 series printer?

[Shark_II]

Topic title says it all.

Thanks.

[Scott Martin]

From this article: http://www.on-sight.com/2010/04/25/canon-x300-printer-review/

Using new inks and print heads in older printers
In the past, users of Canon’s older printers have been able to install Canon’s newer inks and print heads without any repercussions. All users had to do was flush out their old inks using the “Move Printer” function, pull the plastic teeth on the new cartridges and install them normally. While the new x300 cartridges can physically fit and be installed in the same way, Canon discourages people from doing so because the new ink formulation with finer pigment particles and increased polymer will clog older head designs. The new PF-05 heads found in the new x300 printers are custom tailed for these new inks and aren’t compatible with the older printers.

[Scott Martin]

Canon was pretty open about the x100 inks and heads working fine in x000 printers but their tone is distinctly different with the x300 inks and heads. I haven't even heard of anyone doing this internally at Canon like they did with the previous generation. Nonetheless, it would be interesting to hear from someone that has drained their x100 inks and reinstalled with the x300 inks. Once the plastic teeth on the cartridges are pulled they will fit and work fine. The heads should clog but at what point and with what usage? And would a PF-05 head work or give an error message in an older printer? Seems like expensive experiments.

[enduser]

Something fishy here, I see you offer a PF03 printhead for 62.33 pounds sterling.  Not possible. Should be more like 250 pounds sterling.  How come these print heads are so cheap?

[Scott Martin]

lihuahellen, your link relates to the consumer grade S6300 printer, not the large format iPF 6300 that Shark II is asking about.

[Shark_II]

Good info Onsight.  Pretty much confirms (unfortunately) what I have gotten from other sources.

Thanks,

S_II