Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Sharfman"
<msharfman@o...> wrote:
> As I am tired of filling cartrdiges (and am not that good at it 
> anyway) I am thinking about taking the plunge to a CFS/CIS system for 
> an epson 1280.  I saw the traffic earlier regarding the tubing MIS 
> uses but that can be replaced.  Is there any other reason to spend 
> the extra $100 on the NoMoreCarts system as I will use MIS inks?  Any 
> ideas will be appreciated.
> 
> regards
> 
> Mark Sharfman

The MIS system is more costly, but less "rough at the edges". For
example, unless either system has changed in the last months, with the
CFS you have to cut the tubing to length and feed it thru the bottle
lid. And it doesn't come with nice breather tubes- just a hole in the
top of lid.

OTOH, you can replace /rebuild just about anything on the CFS, as it's
sold individually at MIS. You could for example, buy just the glue
used to secure the elbows into the top of carts (unless MIS has
changed this).

If you live in a troublesome climate like I do (arid and/or high
altitude) where people have had problems, I recommend the CIS. IF you
don't and are "handy" and wish to get a cheap system you can swap
pieces out of yourself, CFS is an answer. Actually, I recommend
staying away from ANY CIS/CFS system in my climate and just using
vacuum filled carts- even with this method I had tons of trouble.

 If you have a chipped printer like the 1280, the workaround is quite
different too (again my info is months old, maybe things have
changed). The CIS chips are "permanently filled" and the CFS uses
after- market chips that need a resetter, and when initially instaling
carts have to be done carefully, or you will blow out the chip
permanently (unless you swap out for a real chip peeled off an empty
OEM EPson cart). But the CIS chips are more expensive.
Jim H.