Digital BW, The Print

I have put electrical tape over the bottom of the cartridge and stuffed it
into a plastic sandwich bag, taken it out, used it with no ill effects.  I
guess you can plug it with a rivet instead.

Eileen

On 5/6/03 6:52 PM, "tomoc" <TomOC@...> wrote:

> Dan-
> 
> I've just started using my 2200...and I really feel weird just
> removing the photo black and inserting the matte black hoping the PK
> will seal like it says (with no tape or anything)...I put the
> partially used one in a ziplock baggie. Does everyone really do this?
> 
> Can you also do it with other colors? or just the switchable black
> position?
> 
> I can tell you... I spent a FORTUNE on ink last week...was off all
> week and ran the printer to death trying to learn all I could about
> it...great printer IMHO but not sure it's really the best at
> everything...makes a hellova nice neutral BW matte print though...a
> very passable semi-matte or semi-gloss BW print (Lyson small gamut is
> still a bit better) and reasonable glossy BW...Color isn't quite as
> snappy as dye ink, but it's the best pigment I've seen by
> far...particularly on matte paper (though I just bought a bunch of
> the Redrock semi-matte on a close out at Inkjetgoodies that was
> really cheap and looks great).
> 
> I'm looking forward to CIS for 2200...
> 
> cheers,
> 
> Tom O'Connell
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel Staver"
> <daniel@p...> wrote:
>> I have the complete Archival 7600 inkset on order from MIS now. I'm
>> going to refill my 2100 cartridges and see how they work. I'll let
> you
>> know when I've had a chance to test them. In the worst case I'll
> have a
>> cheap alternative for high-volume low-cost color printing while I
> might
>> continue to use original carts for high-quality work. That's the
> beauty
>> of the 2100, it's so easy to switch between inksets, so you don't
> have
>> to limit yourself to just one, which is also the reason why I'm
> never
>> going to use a CIS.
>> 
>> MIS just announced their auto-resetting chips, which are also
> available
>> for the 2100/2200. Might be something to look into if you're
> planning to
>> refill.
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Daniel Staver
>> Petraflux Web-design | http://www.petraflux.com
>> Tel +47 22 35 44 57 | +47 Fax 22 35 40 66
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: str8shooter2u [mailto:str8shot1@h...]
>>> Sent: 6. mai 2003 14:23
>>> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>>> Subject: [Digital BW] 2200 3rd party ink cartridges
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Has anyone tried using some of the 3rd party ink cartridges
>>> available for the 2200.  I've seen them advertised at around
> $7.50 
>>> and just wondered if they gave some good results (and maybe
> without 
>>> the bronzing effect). I've heard some people discussing using 3rd
>>> party inks with CIS and getting good result, but I don't have
> that 
>>> type of system yet.  Thanks!
>>>