Digital BW, The Print

Why would letting air in be a problem?  Air has to come in else no ink can
come out.  I would think the plugs are simply there to prevent spillage if
the cart not placed in an upright position. Surely leaks at the print head
are an issue with the poppet valves.


> From: Mike Dobbs <mdobbs@...>

> 
> Over on the DPReview.com forum, there has been some discussion of the
> MIS Clear Cartridges and those little rubber plugs...some folks have
> reported ink leaks at the print head and suspect the rubber plugs are
> not sealing correctly, letting air in as the ink flows out t he
> bottom. I'm thinking a litte bit of black electrical tape over these
> holes (with ot without the rubber plugs in place) should do a very
> acceptable job of making an air tight seal...and will be easy to lift
> off for refilling later.
> 
> Mike.
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "kenstrain2000"
> <kenstrain2000@y...> wrote:
>> 
>>> As I posted a little while ago, an e-mail from MIS support said
> that 
>>> plugs are not used on these clear 2200 cartridges...
>>> 
>>>> (On the other hand I had problems too, with leaks.)
>>> 
>>> Oh crap, I don't need to here about that...! :)
>> Well if the hole is meant to be open there can't be a problem due to
>> any small leaks:)  I am not sure which cartridges you have.  Your
>> first post mentioned the online support for them as saying there were
>> plugs.  
>> Ken