Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "robotmonkey1" <dandy@q...> 
wrote:
> I am considering switching over to a CFS system from MIS, as 
> hand filling carts is driving me into a beserker rage. I do not have 
> a high volume output, but make at least five prints a week. Am I 
> just opening up a world of pain going into CFS for low volume 
> production?
> 
> Best, Jamie.
> 

I think a CFS is justified if you want it. It's hard to calculate $$ 
advantage...there are so many externals like the fact that a CFS uses 
less ink since a vacuum filled cart doesn't completely empty- you 
throw away ink. Also, as it gets lower, the pressure head is less with 
a cart and in theroy cause more clogs (I haven't seen this in practice 
tho). OTOH, having a CFS sit around forever with ink in it isn't good. 
 I lean toward throwing the CFS away everyso often and replacing, so 
that the screen in the carts doesn't get clogged, and the tubing 
doesn't sludge up. Also with my 1280, I can have problems with vacuum 
filled carts because I have to seat in a new chip every time I change 
out, and this sometimes causes errors. With a CFS this wouldn't 
happen. Then again, With a CFS I am commited to one ink.

See it's a mixed bag. $$ is only one thing to look at. I am going to 
CFS soon, after vacation in a month. CFS has some nice features like 
the cart clamp mod to hold carts down and replacability of individual 
parts, right down to being able to order the glue for the tubing. 
Being cheaper, I can throw it away sooner.

I have seven pages of instructions on how to painlessly fill Vaccum 
fill on virgin carts in the files section in this group. I don't 
remember the folder it's in.
Jim H.