Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for the reply,
I just ordered some VM cartridges from MIS and will be trying them 
out shortly.  I figured I'd need the cleaning cartridge to get the 
color epson ink out, but the lady at MIS said a few cleaning cycles 
will do just that.  

I also saw that MIS just released a new chip resetter for the 1270 
carts.  http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/qb7.html 
This should solve the reset problem for people running Win 2k or XP, 
and also enable refilling (I think)?

By (Fully charged CFS) do you mean one with a "read only" chip that 
always looks full and needs no resetting?  If its cheaper than the 
other ones offered (Niagra) that would be worth waiting for.

Happy shooting and printing!



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "jimhayes361" 
<jimhayes@j...> wrote:
> 
> 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "mlphotos" 
<mlfoto@h...> 
> wrote:
> > 
> > > I have an epson 1270. What are my options with Quadtone 
printing? 
> > > The MIS inks look great, but I see they are only offered in 
> cartridge 
> > > form (for the 1270),
> 
> MIS will be offering fully charged CFS units with good features in 
two 
> or three months. I don't know how many inks will be offered, but VM 
> and maybe FS, who knows? You will also be able to charge your own. 
The 
> problem is resetting the chip, and this may be solved....stay tuned.
> 
> If you don't mind working with problematic software, MIS will sell 
you 
> their CFS, you just need to run Windows 98 on an LPT port to 
printer 
> to reset chip. Even at this the app has many bugs. As I said, 
stayed 
> tuned re chip resetting...
> 
> Someone on this list reported that WeInk will sell the read only 
chip 
> separately, but the website does not report as such, and a phone 
call 
> to them denied they sold it as well. Still the poster must be 
assumed 
> to have good info, as a price was quoted. I am going to call them 
> again this morning to see if indeed they WILL sell the Read only 
chip 
> separately. They have something called a "smart chip" which is just 
> the common resettable chip. 
> 
> 
>  yet they don't have cleaning cartridges for 
> this 
> > > printer. How then would I get the color ink out?
> 
> If your going from Epson ink to VM ink you won't need cleaning 
carts. 
> Only a few inks that have different PH's need this. For example 
> switching from Lyson pigs to MIS or Piezo pigs you would need this.
> 
> They DO make cleaning carts for the 1270 ready-made, you just 
haven't 
> found them yet. JET Jrano does that task, just has a funny name:
> 
> http://www.mediastreet.com/cgi-
bin/tame/mediastreet/inkcart_results.ta
> m?rlk=1077590 
> 
> 
>  It is possible to fill a virgin cart from MIS with cleaner 
solution. 
> For example on the Weink site, they sell their own version of BULK 
> cleaner, which you then have to inject into a cart. I think 
Ultrapurge 
> II part # CL9999( Don't use Ultrapurge III although it says it's 
for 
> pigment ink- call We-Ink 800-539-3465 and ask them about using ver 
I 
> vs II vs III). I have never needed to fill a cart this way, but I 
know 
> that this solution and others in bulk can be used.
> 
>  Is anyone out 
> there 
> > > happily using a 1270 with MIS quads?
> 
> No, I went with the 1280, knowing that it is a more current model.
> Jim H.