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- Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:54 pm
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: Hacking Canon PG40
- Replies: 9
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Re: Hacking Canon PG40
Alright then. I am going to keep this one short since this approach was unsuccessful unfortunately. I'm still learning. A bit by bit but still, nonetheless.... Manually programming each and every bit with the correct timings in between can be a bit tedious. Take that from me. Having no success in th...
- Mon Dec 25, 2017 6:43 pm
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: Hacking Canon PG40
- Replies: 9
- Views: 23921
Re: Hacking Canon PG40
Ok. Next update. Throw away old assumptions. First off, there is no ink monitoring present on the cartridge whatsoever. Remember this old image ? https://i.imgur.com/XRLDQIa.png Well, I took precautions. But there is still ALLOT of noise present in here. Where? Well... https://i.imgur.com/ulFdzQ8.pn...
- Mon Dec 25, 2017 11:24 am
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: Hacking Canon PG40
- Replies: 9
- Views: 23921
Re: Hacking Canon PG40
Hello again. I had put the project aside for some months and restarted it again. Some more findings to share if anyone is interested. First thing I did was dissasemble my sacrificial printhead to see what makes it tick. The flexible contacts : https://i.imgur.com/y3UZOGp.jpg https://i.imgur.com/VOd8...
- Sun May 28, 2017 8:50 pm
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: Hacking Canon PG40
- Replies: 9
- Views: 23921
Re: Hacking Canon PG40
Alright then. More progress. So, Awhile ago I've made some pcb's for making an electrical connection with the contacts behind the cartridge. http://i.imgur.com/uChsSV7.jpg Usually, I order 10 pcb's that are 10x10cm. So instead of ordering and having 90 pcbs, (could fit 9 on each pcb) I opted to shar...
- Sat May 27, 2017 9:25 pm
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: Hacking Canon PG40
- Replies: 9
- Views: 23921
Re: Hacking Canon PG40
I fixed the images. Gonna start using imgur from this point on. Regarding the cartridge. I started off with these because they are cheap and refillable. (after drilling a hole) And if it starts failing you can just buy a new one. Depending on the cartridge it can hold between 16 and 19 ml of ink. No...
- Sat May 27, 2017 5:52 pm
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: Hacking Canon PG40
- Replies: 9
- Views: 23921
Re: Hacking Canon PG40
Hello. Thank you for approving this thread. Appreciate it ;) Now, apparently I figured out I'm a bit of a klutz. I already thought the signals going to the printhead didn't make much sense. Alot of noise and muddy waters to go through so to speak. Today I figured out why. I grounded the logic analyz...
- Thu May 25, 2017 10:00 pm
- Forum: 3DP printing
- Topic: Hacking Canon PG40
- Replies: 9
- Views: 23921
Hacking Canon PG40
Hello everyone. This is my first time posting here, but I thought I'd share my progress if anyone is interested. So I'm currently trying to get a PG40 cartridge to print. Some interesting specifications of the cartridge: 320 nozzles in two parallel lines. Slightly offset to each other. 30 picoliter ...