Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Ernst Dinkla 
<E.Dinkla@c...> wrote:
> 
> The 9000 CIS systems that I sold were 650 dollar each. 6 ink lines 
> directly connected to the internal printer inklines, ink pressure 


When you say directly connected, do you mean take the side off and 
attach the tubing to the steel ink lines at each side? That's how I 
have my 9500 done. Bottles are held in a rack behind the printer, 
hanging from the side of the normal ink holder assembly.

The springs may be less tempermental than the bottles I have now. 
It's a "constant" pressure set-up, but it's effected a little too 
much by atmospheric changes at the moment. I just haven't bothered to 
fix that, it doesn't bother me too much, and I'll probably never sell 
that design. I also just finshed a design for the 4000/76/9600 
printers where the bottle is attached to the ink carts (just like an 
insanely expensive system some people may have seen). Nothing tricky 
about this one, but at least the tubing isn't stuck down through a 
hole on the top of the bottle and held in place by hot glue. I'm 
hoping that this bottle and the better inks will be able to 
revitalize those printers. Also trying to decide if there is a market 
for such a bottle system (cheap). From the looks of ebay, it doesn't 
seem like there is much market for them. There are a few clear cart 
designs on there now, but none seem to move (most are too expensive).