Digital BW, The Print

Teve what spongless cartridges are you using?

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale 
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
>
> OK well for what it's worth the spongeless 21/2200 carts I've been 
using
> don't have any issues with ink leaking out into the printer.  They 
have two
> holes in the top that come shipped with plugs in them.  The 
stopper for the
> primary filling chamber is replaced once the cartridge is full.  
The second
> stopper over the hole at the top of the spill chamber where air 
comes in
> remains out (and can act as a spare if you lose the one for the 
filling
> chamber).  The carts are certainly considerably more sophisticated 
than the
> MIS ones but not as complicated as Epson's.  I prime them with an 
MIS bottom
> fill adaptor when they are brand new - it's not necessary to do 
this when
> refilling.  I have noticed some drops of ink coming out the poppet 
valve on
> some carts when refilling if the poppet valve is not properly 
sealed when
> the cartridge is out of the printer.  This just requires some 
monitoring and
> is easily corrected when noticed.  Of course the poppet valve is 
depressed
> when they're in the printer.  I'm very happy with these cartridges 
and would
> never want to go back to the MIS sponge ones.
> 
> 
> > From: John Moody <moodymz3@y...>
> > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:56:19 -0500
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Re: Printing On Gloss...Possible with 
Digital B&W?
> > 
> > That's right, as I said, they improved the carts by taking the 
sponge out.
> > They are now spongless.  Epson is very proud of the clever way 
they control
> > the ink pressure at the outlet as it empties.  Take a real good 
look at the
> > cart, it's a plumbing marvel.  Somewhere I had a picture of the 
internal
> > plumbing and valves that made it clear how it worked.  Maybe I 
can find it
> > later.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > John Moody
>