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Re: Ink compatibility - again

2002-08-02 by johnvphoto

You just need to replace the carts with virgin carts - not the whole system=
. Move 
the chips from the Warm inks to the new carts. Carts are about $35. at the =

inkjetmall. Don't even try to flush the Warm inks with the Selenium as ther=
e are 
sponges in the carts that hold lots of ink and those inks will never totall=
y go away 
no matter how many purge images you print.

John v.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "bjpm77" <fnbjm1@u...> wrote:
> 
> First off, if my question has been addressed previously (ad 
> nauseumÂ…), please just direct me to the appropriate thread. 
> 
> I am currently using a 1280 running a NoMoreCarts CIS with the 
> Piezography driver and Cone's PiezoTone Warm-Neutral inks. I want to 
> get cooler results and like the sample I just received from IJM of 
> their Selenium inkset. Alas, I was told (by IJM) that I have to 
> abandon my current CIS because the Warm-Neutral and the Selenium 
> inks are not compatible. Is this the experience of list members? 
> What makes this seem curious to me is that MIS claims I can drop the 
> feed tubes from my current CIS into their ink bottles, run the 
> appropriate number of purging sheets through the printer, and I'm 
> back in business. So MIS inks are compatible but Cone's own inks 
> aren't?? I certainly don't want to cause any head clogging or other 
> problems with my Epson, but I'd sure like to avoid paying another 
> couple hundred bucks for a new CIS. Any advice?
> BJM

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