Digital BW, The Print

One trick I've used to prevent the printhead spikes from drying out is to cover them with (clean) wet toilet tissue while I have the carts out.

Mike Brubaker



--- On Sat, 12/20/08, Paul Whiting <paulmwhiting@...> wrote:

> From: Paul Whiting <paulmwhiting@...>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Refilling OEM Epson Cartridges
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, December 20, 2008, 10:19 AM
> > This might sound silly but when filling did you get air
> into the 
> > cartridge also did you let it rest for 10 min and then
> remove any air 
> > and ink out before putting it back into the printer.
> > 
> > Robert
> 
> I've been using the MIS OEM refill kit with good
> results... after
> filling I place the bottom fill adapter on the syringe and
> draw about
> 1 mil out, covering the air vent hole with a finger. This
> is supposed
> to help with the air problem people are talking about. But,
> Robert,
> I've heard that you have to get the cart back in the
> printer as soon
> as possible, for me that's about 2-3 minutes, so the
> printer ports
> don't dry out. What do you think? Is something to be
> concerned about?
> Thank you!
> 
> Paul