Digital BW, The Print

Paul Roark wrote:

>Costa,
>
>My final rinse of the 7600 carts is with the ink I'm going to fill the cart
>with.  So, I waste about 10 cc of ink, but I think that "dilutes" the
>residual water to the point where it'll be irrelevant with 100 cc of ink in
>the cart.
>
>By the way, I'm finding the MIS adapter with the tubing stuck on the end to
>work fine, as long as there is a slight notch in the tubing.  If it is a
>flat cut, it might get shut off by the inside of the cart valve.  I suspect
>a diagonally-cut piece of tubing might be the best answer.
>
>Paul
>www.PaulRoark.com 
>  
>
The ink slot needle of the Epson has the hole at the side of the tip. 
When I empty the 10000CF or a 9600 cart, I use a Luer (like a syringe 
top) connection with a V cut in the top. That connector is pushed in the 
valve entrance and a tube of 5 feet underneath will pull out the ink 
into a bottle. Little ink is left then.
On the 10000 carts I put another tube on the pressure chamber inlet of 
the cart and blow the bag even more flat. For filling the cart is in a 
holder with a clamped syringe on top (no piston in the syringe) similar 
Luer connection added and the 220 or 500 ml  ink can be poured in quite 
easily. Air can later be taken out with a syringe.

Ernst