Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley" 
<mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> Paul,
> 
> The fault was mine. I was using the virgin carts and chips from MIS. 
After
> Jim's post I looked closely and the pins on the cartridge sockets of 
both
> printers had been damaged.
> 
> I thought back over what I had done and realized my mistake. 
Suspecting I
> had slightly over filled the cartridges I wanted to break the clear 
bottom
> seal and then remove the vent tape to let the cartridges drain a 
bit. I
> decided the best way to do this would be to insert the carts into 
the
> printer to break the seal and then take them out to drain.

I would recomend using a syringe to draw out ink from top, from vent 
holes if rubber balls already seated.. Or if just a little ink, and 
your top fill holes are not sealed with the balls yet (I use small Ace 
Hardware corks until all chambers are filled, then I let the chambers 
sit for an hour before sealing them with balls), twist paper towels 
into thin fingers and dip them into the fill holes to soak up excess.

To get great accuracy on filling the 18 ml carts for the 1280, I don't 
use the 30 ml syringes MIS supplies. I bought some 20 ml syringes 
which give me good resolution on fill volumes and fit in the bottles 
better when drawing out ink. B-D makes them, about 65 cents each. 
order #309661
 
Unfortunately I
> had forgotten to install the chip first so what must have happened 
is that
> without the chip in place the fingers in the printer socket got 
caught on
> the edge of the depression where the chip fits or the nubs that hole 
the
> chip and were bent out of position.

Yes this was mentioned in a previous post- it is deadly if the chip 
falls off when removing- the tines go into the hollow of the cart and 
bend. This is why I now securely melt the nubbins onto the chip when 
installing- so the chip won't pop off.
Jim H.