Digital BW, The Print

In the meantime i ordered the MIS Eboni in Bottles and a syringe. The 
dealer told me that his ink is the matte Ultratone which is the 
Eboni. I have an empty black cart here. I´ve found out that there is 
no need to screw a hole into it, because i can put the needle into 
the opening (vents) on the upside of the cart. But there are 2 
openings on the upside, does anybody know which one i should use? Is 
the black cart of the Epson 1200 1-chamber or 2-chamber? At the MIS 
Homepage is a completely different approach: filling the card from 
the bottom (into the opening where the ink comes out).
Somewhere else its recommended not to fill the ink with pressure, but 
to let the cart dig the ink through the syringe by itself, what could 
take several minutes...
I think i am confused.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Gary Weaver" 
<garww@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Duane,
> 
> Great insight. My "working" 3000 came from a eBay seller with 
blocked damper and a shot head(the 1270 didn't work either) .
> 
> I just want original quadtone on the 3000 - I could care less about 
innovation . Where do I find ESC-Q-100%-4-K?
> 
> The 1270 will eventually get Eboni for BO, if they don't phase that 
out.
> 
> I've been cutting stiff posterboard (22x28", 10sheets for $4) and 
running it though QTR on the transparency/film setting. I'm quite 
happy with it. So, I don't want to change this match-up :  ) Who 
needs HPR??
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> On 2/7/08 at 3:58 AM dlruckus wrote:
> 
> >--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Gary Weaver"
> ><garww@> wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks for the advice, Duane!
> >> 
> >> I don't know what to do about replacing the Quadtone in the 3000
> >yet. To get my feet BO wet, I just used the black from the quad in 
the
> >1270 because I'm CHEAP!!!
> >> 
> >> I suppose I'll have to mix the quad black myself because MIS is 
too
> >damn lazy and has abandoned it's hallmark inks.
> >> 
> >> gar
> >>
> >It's not all that difficult to mix your own if you have enough 
black
> >ink. Take a look at Paul's site for info. His 4:3 H2O/glycerin base
> >mix works very well in the older machines like the 1200 and your 
3000
> >as well. I also have a 3000 and I used a self mixed version of his 
VM
> >quads for quite a while in both my 1200 and the 3000. There were no
> >particular problems with it. I then went to the UT quads and that 
is
> >where I learned of the Eboni problem. Although I cleaned the heads 
and
> >the carts thoroughly, I didn't get the cap station on the 3000 
clean
> >enough and it would gunk up constantly. I finally did a good job 
on it
> >and no problems since.
> >
> >You can rinse out your old 3000 carts with a 10:1 mix of distilled
> >water and clear household ammonia. Just flush them with 20 or 30 ml
> >several times and leave them lay on their side overnight with some 
in.
> >Then do a final flush with distilled H2O.
> >
> >Regards
> >Duane
>