Digital BW, The Print

Update: Just found out I did not have the "refill friendly" 
2200 carts that MIS thought I had. That was why I could not
bottom-fill them. Am going to try again when I get a set of
refill friendlies later this week.

-david

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "David 
Wroblewski" <dawroblewski@y...> wrote:
> I'm about to undertake my first refill of a Epson 2200
> cart, using the MIS Ultratones. As practice, I took a spare 
> MIS cart and tried to fill it with water, using the 
> syringe they sell with the "bottom fill adapter" attached.
> 
> My understanding is that you put the tip of the
> adapter into the outlet at the bottom of the cartridge and
> inject the ink. Simple. But I can't inject anything--I get 
> infinite backpressure. 
> 
> I know there is a "poppet valve" inside that seals the 
> cart when it is not in use; I assume the tip of the bottom 
> fill adapter presses that open. I get the same result no 
> matter how far I press the adapter into the outlet.
> Obviously I'm missing some trick... can anyone offer a hint?
> Or am I on Candid Camera?
> 
> All I can say is, I'm really glad I tried this with water
> first!
> 
> Thanks,
> David