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Re: [Digital BW] CFS ink retracted?

2002-09-02 by jimhayes361

Okay, if it retracts after you fill it...I think I had a little of 
this, but not seven inches. So maybe Jerry gives better advice here, 
although the CIS and CFS carts may or may not be of different 
manufacture.
Jim H.




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> That was what was happening to me. I had 3 defective CIS cartridges 
in a
> row.  After filling the tube, the ink backed up when I filled the 
next
> color. Indicates a collapse in the cartridge wall, and it won't hold 
a
> vacuum, so no, it is not normal. I finally got lucky on the fourth
> cartridge, and everything is working fine now.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> Kevin wrote:
> > 
> > Just received my 1160 CIS replacement cartridges after MIS sent me
> > incompatible ones a few weeks ago, Ive followed the instructions 
and
> > vacuumed filled my cartridges, and im letting the cartridges to 
settle
> > before testing them tomorrow, however im rather concerned over the
> > retraction of ink in the C&M tubes, one has retracted 7 inches, 
and the
> > other one 5, just wondering is that normal? or has there been an 
air leak?
> > (in the instructions it mentions something about ink retraction 
over half
> > way of the tubing, however that was referring to after the 
catridges had
> > been installed, which is not the case for me and the problem seems 
to have
> > occured earlier in the filling up stage)
> > 
> > Kevin.
> > 
> > 
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