Digital BW, The Print

Bjorn,

Glad you were able to get them filled. You should be fine. Before the vacuum
fill method came along the method you used was the standard.

Martin

----- Original Message -----
From: "bjornaagedk" <bs@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] HELP - CIS problem


> Martin,
>
> Thank you. I just tried with your method #2. That solved the
> problem so far. I hope it will print OK when installed.
> Bjorn
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley"
> <mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> > Bjorn,
> >
> > I have had similar problems a few times vacuum filling
> cartridges. Basically
> > you lose part of the vacuum, don't realize it and only a little bit of
> ink
> > gets sucked into the cartridge. What I have done in those
> cases was to
> > bottom fill the chambers that didn't fill properly. There is a
> special
> > nozzle for the syringe to do this though. I would just add ink
> until you are
> > pushing it out the other end of the CIS tubing.
> >
> > The other method using the same adapter would be to insert
> the tubing into
> > the bottle as normal then insert an empty syringe with the
> plunger all the
> > way down through the bottom and then pull the plunger out.
> This will pull
> > the ink into cartridge and then into the syringe. This is probably
> the
> > better way to go but if you don't have that little adapter I am not
> sure if
> > either method would work. Definitely not the second since you
> need it to get
> > a good seal.
> >
> > If you can get a sharp needle for the syringe perhaps you can
> inject ink
> > through the bottom seal. If you can get enough ink into the
> cartridges to
> > get them printing (they don't have to be full) the system will fill
> up the
> > cartridges as you print. Don't worry about air in the lines it will
> clear up
> > as the system is used and should not cause problems during
> printing.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Martin Wesley
> > http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html
> >
> >
>
>
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