Digital BW, The Print

Danny,

Looks like the manufacturer of the MIS high capacity black cartridge 
missed / skipped the process step of creating the fill hole.  I had to 
drill a fill hole in my 2 high capacity black cartridges when I got 
them.  I checked the drill bit size via the fill hole in one of the 
"color" cartridges and drilled a hole between the webbed / support area 
over the fill section - went slightly undersize.  I drilled the hole 
with the cartridge upside down and the drill below it to minimize any 
FOD (foreign object debris) from getting into the cartridge.  Then I 
used a pointed Xacto knife and opened up the hole at an angle to match 
the rubber cork and fit checked occasionally.

This was just a minor holdup that only set me back about 10 minutes and 
was well worth the effort.  Well, add another 15 minutes to find the 
drill and drill bits!

I placed a support request with MIS and they replied to return them and 
that they would replace them.  I responded that it was too late as I 
drilled them out already as I was anxious to try out the EZ inks, and 
then I suggested that they check their stock to see if this was a 
problem.  Never got a response back, but it appears that this was a 
current lot problem from the email responses today.

I received another set of the "color" ink cartridges last night, spare 
chips, and some EZ-W ink to check out the variations from neutral to 
warm.  I'm glad that Paul Roark recommended having extra chips available 
as the M cartridge chip registered as always being empty, even after 
successful resetting.  Its either a bad chip or its for a different 
cartridge.  Anyone know if the C86 logic looks for the proper cartridge 
info per the inserted slot?

Thanks to Paul Roark and MIS, I've got the B&W "darkroom" that I've 
wanted for 32 years!

Take care,
Scott

Danny Twang wrote:

> Got MIS EZ ink and empty cartridges today, and have filled the Y, M, C. 
> But on my High capacity Black cartridge there are no hole for filling 
> the ink.
> There are only two vent holes in the sponge section and of course the 
> exit port. Am I suppose to fill from one of the vent holes, directly 
> into the sponge,
> or from the exit hole also in the sponge section. Any advise 
> appreciated.
> 
> thanks,
> danny