Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Gregory Schern 
<gschern@y...> wrote:
> I'm new to this group, and may be sticking my nose in a thread where 
it doesn't belong, but . . . Why are you going through the hassle of 
re-filling cartridges, and re-setting chips? Just buy a CIS with 
'read-only' chips and be done with it . . . unless you are changing 
ink types frequently . . . they are available from so many people 
these days . . . http://inkjetgoodies.com (Camel and 'NoMoreCarts'), 
http://mediastreet.com (Niagra), http://inkjetart.com (Inkjet Artery), 
and others . . .   Gregory Schern

Good question. Personally, I am waiting for something that MIS is 
coming out with. All I will tell you is that MIS will offer modified 
Epson cart lid clamps. These are carved-out lid clamps that will allow 
attached tubing to pass, yet hold the CFS carts down firmly. The carts 
working up, which is a problem with CIS and non-clamped CFS units, 
will hopefully no longer be an issue. Because the tops of the CIS 
carts differ from the CFS carts, I can't be sure the MIS modified cart 
clamps will work with the CIS.

There are other things that CIS competitors may have in the future. 
Having a ever-100%-reading chip may become still a good option and the 
easiest, but cheaper, quite livable solutions may appear. Meanwhile I 
load carts, also keeping in mind that when vacation time comes in just 
two months, I want EPson carts in my 1280 for the duration. So having 
a CIS removed for that long, is not something I entertain, though it 
can be done.

In addition, I believe that the cart part of a CIS/CFS should be 
tossed out between 6 months to a year and replaced, a precaution 
against ink sludging, breakdown, or the screen clogging. CFS carts are 
cheaper to replace, you can even order every single part seperately if 
you want, down to the glue for the tubing. 

While CIS assures me there are screens in their carts, I am positive 
that MIS uses them.
Jim H.