Digital BW, The Print

For the 1200, I don't know why, but for the 1270/1280/1290 there's a 
tremendous advantage (assuming poster means "Epson cart" for his term 
"ordinary"): you get built-in poppet valves. This means that when you 
remove the carts for any reason, they seal instantly and problems like 
air pockets are minimised upon re-installation. I'd sure like to have 
a set...MIS sells a flushing manifold and claims you can get all the 
ink out of the sponge, but I imagine it is a lot of work and may not 
fully suceed.(?) All other carts, be they from any CIS unit, 
prefilled, or virgin empties, do not have these valves- only Epson 
carts.

Jim H.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "dickbo" <Dickbo@b...> 
wrote:
> Why would you wish to do that?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tafephoto" <ralf.hesse@t...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 9:07 AM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Home made CIS for Epson 1290
> 
> 
> > I wonder if anyone has tried and succeeded in converting an 
ordinary
> > ink cartridge to a CIS for the Epson 1200 or 1290?
> >