Digital BW, The Print

Johnny,

Okay that unconfuses it somewhat for me. I never knew that the T008
would pop into an 1280. I've had this printer for nearly 1 1/2 years
and all I've been using is T009/T007. Thank you for that tidbit of info.
Jim Hayes


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Johnny Eades"
<jeades1@s...> wrote:
> Hello Jim, 
> 
> I use the cartridge that corresponds to the Epson T008 which on the 
> sheet with the refill kit says the virgin cartridge hold 10CC 
> initially and 7CC on refilling. I can't get more than the 7CC in 
> there even when I suck our all of the ink and foam before refilling. 
> I might want to look into seeing if I can use the T009 which does 
> have the capacities you mention below. Thanks for the information.
> 
> Your friend in Photography,
> 
> Johnny Eades
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jim hayes" 
> <jimhayes@f...> wrote:
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Johnny Eades"
> > <jeades1@s...> wrote:
> > > Hello alan,
> > > 
> > > I bought two virgin cartridges that had never had ink inside and 
> > > filled them myself with the syringe and bottles of ink for the 
> > > proper chamber. The price comparison is unbelievable. A 
> cartridge 
> > > for hextone inksets runs about $30.00 and an 8 ounce bottle of 
> ink 
> > > runs $16.00. If each chamber of the six chambers is filled with 
> 7CC 
> > > of ink, then an 8 ounce bottle will fill each chamber about 16 
> > > times. If you had to purchase a new cartridge when one chamber 
> was 
> > > empty then 16 X $30 is $480 and the price for 6 bottles of ink 
> at 
> > > $16 is $96 dollars. Which seems reasonable to you and me???
> > > 
> > > Your friend in Photography
> > > 
> > > Johnny Eades
> > > jeades1@s...
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > I'm having trouble understanding. Each chamber takes 18cc for an 
> 1280,
> > not 7cc.
> > 
> > When I vacuum filled virgin carts I usually could get up to 6 fills
> > from a bottle (you have roughly half a carts worth left). Sometimes
> > you have to be careful with the last fill that it doesn't suck air
> > when drawing it up.
> > 
> > I don't know if you are suggesting refilling each chamber as it 
> needs
> > it by pulling cart out, etc. I wouldn't think so, but if you are 
> this
> > would be false economy as you would have to do a refill using 
> bottom
> > filling since seal would be broken. And when you bottom fill, the
> > filter in bottom of cart doesn't get a chance to strain out the big
> > globs of bad stuff- hence your printhead may clog eventually in 
> that
> > position.
> > 
> > It could very well be I'm mis-understanding.
> > 
> > Anyway when I went over the math a few times I always came up with 
> > carts costing about $26 (BOTH k + color) when vacuum filled 
> yourself. 
> > 
> > The biggest chunk was the virgin carts  and the ink. Except for a
> > dollar or two for misc stuff like paper towels and distilled water 
> for
> > cleanup, and the rubber balls for plugging top holes, chip 
> replacement
> > on occasion, etc.
> > 
> > This does not include re-usables like the vacuum fill kit, chip 
> resetters.
> > 
> > The carts from MIS I think were about $54 set then.
> > Jim H.