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Re: What's with MIS?

2007-08-18 by Manuel Toledo Quinones

After about a year of using MIS carts on the R2400, my experience is
similar to Matt's, although I am still using the chips that came with
the carts. 

Manuel

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, matt@... wrote:
>
> For what it's worth, I've been using the MIS inks (K4)(first, a set
of carts, then bulk inks filled into those same cartridges) in my 2400
for almost 2 years.
> 
> I find that I generally have had no clogs, except under two
circumstances: 1) when the printer has been unused for several weeks
and 2) right after I refill the carts, I generally must run 2 or 3
cleaning cycles, and then I'm fine.
> 
> I have had several chips go bad, but I've simply replaced them with
other MIS ones or Epson chips that I have around. 
> 
> -matt
> 
> 
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Re: What's with MIS?
> > From: "djon43" <djon43@...>
> > Date: Fri, August 17, 2007 12:32 pm
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > 
> > Harry, I'm definitely no expert but I think the issue is that 
> > particles in MIS carbons (or anybody else's inks) are not as fine as
> > particles in Epson 2400 and 2200 OEM pigments. 
> > 
> > I think we're trying to run gravel through a hose. 
> > 
> > I hope somebody will correct this if I'm wrong.
> > 
> > John
> hoo.com/info/terms/
>

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