Digital BW, The Print

Paul,
Ok - I've stuck the ends back into the ink bottles.

The reason they were out of the bottles after pulling a vacuum and 
filling the carts,  was that I still needed to feed the tubes through 
the MIS supplied tube support/clamp that sticks on the printer and 
also trim the length of the tubes - all done after the cis carts are 
placed in the printer.

Anyway now they're in the ink again and hopefully will stay good 
until i can get the printer fixed.

thaks
Frankg
> 
> Why are the ends of the tubes out ink bottles?  Once I've pulled a 
vacuum to
> fill a CIS, I stick the ends of the tubes into the appropriate ink 
bottle,
> uncrimp the tubes to fill the carts, and the tubes do not come out 
of those
> bottles again until I need more ink.  You don't want any more air 
to get in
> there than necessary.
> 
> Paul
> 
> >I have not installed and punctured the seals so I don't need to 
worry
> >about that end - only the tube ends are open. Should these be taped
> >or sealed in some way ? This end is open to the air and I guess 
could
> >dry ?
> >Frank
> 
> >>
> >> If the seal is not broken on the carts of the CIS/CFS, the ink 
will
> not dry
> >> out.