Digital BW, The Print

Peter Marquis-Kyle when talking about the MIS CIF system wrote >> Several
times the print
head has gotten tangled in the tubing >>.
I had the same thing happen to me, once, with the No more Carts System on my
1290. Fortunately, no damage was done but I devised the following easy
solution to this problem which has worked without trouble for about a year
now.
Cut a thin piece of clear, flexible, plastic about 4 cms wide and 7 cms
high. I got mine from the the plastic commonly used in display packs for
items like small tools at DIY stores. Insert this between the cartridge and
the left side of the black cartridge holder in the 1290 so that the plastic
protrudes above the holder by about 3 or 4 cms. A small blob of BluTak will
hold it securely. The CIF tubing is then partially supported by this plastic
strip which will curve slightly to the left under the weight of the tubing.
It acts a bit like a flexible spring and gives the tubing that extra bit of
suport needed to minimise risk of entanglement. Being flexible it exerts
minimum pressure on the tubing and does not cause any wear. Something
similar could probably be devised for the 1160.
Len Salem