Digital BW, The Print

Hello Jim,

I'm glad you let me know that the T0009 holds much more than the one 
I bought from MIS Associates. I think I'll order one of those too 
and I won't have to fill so often. You wouldn't believe how much I'm 
printing during this learning process.

Your friend in Photography,

Johnny Eades



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jim hayes" 
<jimhayes@f...> wrote:
> 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.