Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> Steven, I didn't know I was using a beta ink. They said that this 
ink
> (Eboni) would be substituted for ALL their
> black inks on March 3 or 4, I believe.  They said that the eboni 
ink is
> what you'd get no matter what black you ordered. I know that the 
rest of
> the set is still in beta, but I've not commented on them, as I've 
not
> used them. I am Not a beta tester for the MIS ink.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> > No, lets not ask the question, not yet anyway. Somewhere on the 
MIS
> > page announcing beta testing and asking for testers there is a
> > stipulation that you NOT POST opinions and results until the test
> > period is up. Did you miss that Jerry? 
> 
> I'm not a beta tester.

OK, so if you're not then I suppose the black ink is fair game, but 
some  people who are using it are beta testers, and theyre not in a 
postition to contradict (or reinforce for that matter) your 
experience, so the fair thing would be to excercise some restraint 
until everyone can report in. I for one would very much like to be 
able to test things ASAP, and that's not going to happen if the 
people doing the work don't get a fair shake-they'll simply not 
release anything new until it has been thoroughly tested.

About your CIS problem; you asked if a complete vacuum was 
neccessay, and I don't recall anyone answering that directly. If you 
have any air leaks in the system anywhere except at the vent hole in 
the bottle, the system will not work, and getting new carts won't 
help. Which is not to say you can't have any air in the cart-you 
simply must establish negative pressure in there, or the ink won't 
get drwan into the cart.