Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., grdglass@a... wrote:
> What is a good way to remove a NMC CIS for a few days or a week?  I 
want to 
> try some ink in cartridges and then replace the CIS.  I plan to plug 
up the 
> cartridge holes with MIS rivets.

Some people contend that MIS rivits are too large and will distend the 
rubber seal at the bottom if used; EZ-plugs are then reccommended 
instead.

I haven't formed an opinion on this issue except that if I was going 
to leave it more than a couple of days (say for  storage 
vs merely maintainance) I personally would not use MIS rivits. Yet I 
do use them for periods shorter, esp when I need access to one chamber 
at a time. In short I have used both, but would favor EZ plugs if 
longer than a couple of days- just in case the seal does get damaged, 
and for the fact that they are way easier and faster to use then the 
rivits.
  
> 
> At what height should I lay the cartridges relative to the bottles 
of ink?

I kept the carts a little higher, maybe two inches- other people may 
have different experiences.
  

> 
> And, should I store them with the rivets at the bottom facing down, 
like they 
> sit in the printer?

I asked Bill Bergh about this many moons ago, now remember he was 
recomending nomorecarts EZ-plugs for the plugging, and so there would 
be the bulk of the plastic to deal with if carts were stood upright. 
Whether this was the reason or no, he told me to store the carts  
front face down, or the side that usually faces into printer, down. I 
have done this with two CIS systems and one CFS system with good 
results.  


  Will they leak?

The rivets will not leak at all, except when you first pull/push them 
out or in. The EZ-plugs the same except that since you insert all the 
plugs for the color cart at once, it is effectively less mess. After 
they are in, neither plug system leaks appreciably, even though the 
EZ-plugs are smaller in diameter (same diameter as head nipples). You 
might get at most one drop out of the EZ plugs in months, big deal. 
Put the carts in a baggie if you wish, but don't seal it to the 
outside environment- to prevent condensation, etc.

Do not use rubber bands on the EZ-plugs even though they don't seem to 
have much retension force. They work better without any pressing force 
on them, and don't crack as much. The plastic tends to crack a lot 
even without rubber bands- this is replaced under warrenty, just be 
prepared for it happening, avoid using fantastik or extremes of water 
temperature to clean them. I've started using only tepid water in 
frustration, having cracked about 5 sets now.
Jim H.


> 
> Helene