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Re: Cartridge shaking

2010-05-06 by mojojones2001

Not sure if this applies to your particular cartridges but Inkjetmall has a video that shows how to use the 220ml refillable carts.  Towards the end they demonstrate several methods of shaking the cartridges.  My favorite is "agitate the printer". ;-)

video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyjI4tIGQ4Y
J.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, John Beeching <johnbeeching@...> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
> 
> I have recently replaced my Epson 2100 with a 3880 and am greatly enjoying
> its possibilities and its more economical cartridges.  Whilst one shakes
> them in installation I would imagine that the pigment may settle with time
> in the cartridges, which could cause altered tones on the prints.  Should I
> remove them periodically to give them another shake and, if so, should this
> be every week, month or whenever?
> 
> Yours,
> 
> John
> 
> -- 
> John Beeching
> http://johnbeeching.com/
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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