Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:

> 
> >these neat 12 cent corks at Ace Hardware
> >that plug the holes quite nicely and very quickly- no leakage.
> 
> I'll have to try these.
> 

> 
> >Also when do I remove corks, does the cart need to breathe out air
> >bubbles?
> 
> When you use carts, like Epson OEM carts, you're supposed to remove 
the
> yellow tape so that air can enter as the ink is pulled out.  So, I 
do this
> and usually just leave the tape I've put on as is.
> 
> > When do I reseal, with something more practical for printer
> >insertion, like tape or hot melt glue?
> 
> You don't have to re-seal  at all.  I've been using these carts
> bottom-filled with no covers on the top holes.
> 
> Paul

Thank you Paul. What I did was turn the carts right side up, remove 
corks, catch just a tad of overspill (like three drops total, pretty 
good for not overfilling them) from the large holes, then I put 
electrical tape on the large holes, and had done with it. Bob at MIS 
had recommended to me pulling the vent tabs right away, and letting it 
breathe at least one week. I'm not sure it needs that long but we'll 
see, I don't need to install it right away. At some point if carts 
aren't ready to swap out, I'll retape the VENT holes with electrical 
tape.

I had some concerns at first as to whether there was a slight chance 
the electrical tape on the larger fill holes might react with the ink 
and eventually clog a nozzle after many carts, but I'm probably just 
skittish after all  being the "clog king".

I really like the corks and I mentioned it to Bob. He liked it too, 
and said he had found some rubber corks he might include in each kit. 
I expect these would be more durable than ones made of "cork" 
material.

This is my first experience with the chips and the QB7 resetter. My 
two comments are that I found it difficult to press the chip in place, 
it wouldn't stay without using some force applied with a small 
screwdriver blade, and even now will wobble side to side if you goof 
with it. The Qb7 resetter, when used with the T007 cart and the 
plastic spacer, isn't guided well at all, and I had to carefully 
insure that the contact points lined up side to side. I made the 
mistake of filling the carts first, and turning them upside down for a 
couple of minutes or more is probably not wise. Next time I install 
and reset chip first, before fill...duh.
Jim H.