Canon Maintenance Cartridge Chip Ink Maintenance Tank Chip

When the Canon maintenance cartridge is close to full, there is a risk of waste ink overflowing into the printer. Once the waste ink flows into the main board of the printer and other electrical components without insulation protection, these parts will be easily burnt. To prevent this, it is essential to have a waste ink counter.

For most Canon old inkjet printers, there is a sponge inside the printer to absorb waste ink, and a counter IC on the control board to record the waste ink absorbed by the sponge. When the ink absorber is almost full, you need software to zero the counter and replace the sponge. For new Canon inkjet printers, the sponge and counter chip are in a maintenance cartridge, it is very simple to replace the maintenance cartridge chip when necessary.