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A tip for the new spongeless carts

2005-04-11 by Blaine Cavena

I've been using the new clear spongeless carts on a 1280 without 
problems, however, they did require a little "tuning."  Careful 
examination showed that the label on the color cart extended just 
slightly over the filling holes, perhaps 1-2 mm.  I was concerned
that this might prevent a good seal with the very tiny plugs, and I 
knew that a poor seal would allow the ink to drain.  The solution was 
some careful work with my handy x-acto knife, carefully trimming away 
that portion of the label that extended over the hole.  Some caution 
is required to ensure you cut away all the label but neither damage 
the edge of the hole or nor damage the rest of the label.

(I hope quality control improves on these carts so I don't have to do 
this again.)

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