Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, CorrPro96@... wrote:
>

> That is exactly what I have been doing. MIS sells a syringe
refilling > kit for the 110ml/220ml cartridges , that introduces ink
through the
> valve, back into the cartridges. You can then use whatever brand of
> OEM equivalent inks you choose.
>  
> Richard Massie
> 
I should have been a bit more specific.  I have a 1280 and R220 and am
considering an 1800.  Note the the C82, C84, C86, 220, 240, R800,
R1800, 2400 and others all use the same cartridge and sometimes
different chips, depending on the printer.  Refilling the OEM 1280
carts is no issue except for sponge becoming clogged with air bubbles
over time.  The spongeless carts are the best solution for that. 
That's what I do for my 1280.

However, I am thinking about carts that can be used in the more recent
printers such as the 1800, 2400, etc.  The methods used to refill
these could also probably be used to fill carts for the 1900 and the
2400's replacement when it is announced.

I have tried refilling these carts and have had some limited success.
 You can't just inject ink backwards using MIS's bottom fill adaptors.
 Very little ink gets in.  That is where the (assumed) one way valve
comes in.  When that didn't work, I took one apart and saw all the
chambers and canals Epson put into them to confuse us.  It's really
kind of fun to figure it out.  From this experience, I figured out
where to drill a hole and what angle to insert the needle to inject
ink.  This worked  pretty good, but didn't allow me to completely fill
the cart.  I used instant gasket to seal the hole between refills.

While I was fooling around with this approach, I can across this group
and MIS's refillable carts.  Because of the ease of using MIS's carts,
I stopped my experiments refilling OEM carts.

However, it seems like it may be time to resurrect my past notes and
photos of what I did and continue the pursuit.

And so the question I should have asked is has nyone been able to
successfully refill the 220/240/R1800/R2400 OEM carts?  What have you
learned along the way?

Also, if anyone has some empty OEM carts of this variety that they
about to throw out, send them to me.  What I learn I'll post.  Epson
can't take me to court over that, can they?  (Not that they wouldn't
threaten me!)