Digital BW, The Print

Re the syringes, have you removed the protective tip?  And then inserted a
needle?  Re the caps, you should have received small rubber plugs with the
carts.


> From: zdirk99 <ausdlk@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:36:02 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] refilling MISPRO cart for the Epson 2200
> 
> I received a refill kit from MIS this week so I can do away with
> continuously buying new Epson 2200 carts.
> 
> This is my first refilling experience but I have to say that my
> initial satisfaction is not very good at all.
> 
> My calls to MIS tech support roll into voicemail so I'm posting here
> hoping that someone out there in forum-land can offer some advice.
> 
> Here are my concerns:
> 
> -- the 35cc syringes I received from MIS do not fill; I cannot even
> get them to draw water into the main chamber with or without a needle
> attached; I find no instructions anywhere that would indicate that the
> tip of the syringe needs to be cut or punctured in order for it to draw
> 
> -- when filling the syringe from the top (water only, with the plunger
> removed) and then try to empty it through the needle to see what
> happens, no water seems to go through the syringe but rather leaks out
> around the collar where the needle meets the tip of the syringe; witj
> ink this would be a diaster.
> 
> -- with the empty 2200 cartridges themselves, the online instructions
> inindicate that the filler hole on the top has a sealer cap that needs
> to be remove prior to filling -- but none of the seven empty carts
> that I received from MIS has a cap -- just an opening that ink will
> definitely leak (even flow) out of if the cartridge is inadverently
> inverted.
> 
> Needless to say this accumulation of problems renders the refill kit
> all but useless. With all of the MIS ink raves I see on this forum, I
> must say that I am extremely underwhelmed with my first out-of-the-box
> experience.
> 
> Am I missing something? Did I get sent lemons?
> 
> Any comments will be greatly appreciated.