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Re: MIS Ink set leaking

2005-05-23 by richmellor1

--- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "scott_now_coming" 
<scott_now_coming@y...> wrote:
> Why would it be the ink?
> 
> It's the terrible Chineese qc of the carts.
> 
> If China's going to make it, they need to step up the quality like 
the 
> Japaneese did starting in the 70's.
> 
> I'm sure the problem is with your cart.
>  update on leaking carts. flushed ink and cleaned the poppet valves 
on the  hong kong spongless carts. tested with epson carts perfect 
nozzle check.  then inserted spongless carts with mis ink. perfect 
nozzle check. printed [10] photos on kirkland paper. so far prints 
are the best B&W photos that ever came out of my printer.will keep 
testing  and advise. 
rich      
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "richmellor1" 
> <richmellor@h...> wrote:
> > Hi everyone - 
> > 
> > I just purchased the MIS ink set for a C-86.  I'm having an 
identical 
> > problem with the ink cartridge leaking.  The refills were bought 
from 
> > Hong Kong - spongeless carts for a C-86.  I first thought this 
was 
> the 
> > fault of the carts, but as others are having the same problem, I 
> wonder 
> > if this might be a bad batch of ink from MIS.  
> > 
> > When I swap out the cartirge with an Epson version, everything 
works 
> > fine.
> > 
> > Rich

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