Digital BW, The Print

Michael,

I would think that you should flush them first with distilled rather
than tap so you do not introduce material that ends up clogging your
dampers. My country water for example, could never be used. It has way
too much mineral content in it.

But it sounds like your plan will work well.


Jon

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Michael T.
Murphy" <uriel_bear@...> wrote:
>
> Jon,
> 
> Would your empty 220ml carts be useful as cleaning/flusing carts to 
> use with your cleaning fluids?
> 
> The procedure to refill those is a bit different than the smaller 
> carts, but still the same basicn principle.  I have some adapters to 
> use with a syringe to first fill them with water to clean them out, 
> then to refill them.
> 
> There would probably be a little bit of remaining ink, but mostly 
> flush fluid.  Any limitations to using the carts to flush with any 
> specific pre-existing ink sets - Ultrachrome, dyes, etc?  
> 
> I think you are 100% on the right track with your focus on the 
> ecological impact of the use of pre-filled carts from Epson, etc.  
> 
> I have 2 sets of 220ml refillable carts for my 2 Epson 7600's.  I am 
> planning to migrate one of the 7600's to the Cone Color inks. I will 
> probably substitute the neutral K7 blacks as mentioned in another 
> thread (instead of the greenish Epson match ones), as I have to 
> create new profiles anyway.  I do have an i1 spectrophotometer.
> 
> Guess I'll have to wait a bit for a Vivid Magenta match for my 
> 7880? ;>)
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Best,
> Michael
>