Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Johnny Eades" 
<jeades1@...> wrote:
>
> Recently my LM cart in my R2400 printer started skipping, so I 
decided 
> to go with refilling the original Epson carts using MIS procedure 
which 
> uses the Epson cart's fill hole on the bottom and the exit hole 
also. 
> Inserting a syringe into the fill hole which has been opened and 
fitted 
> with a filling device and inserting another syringe into the exit 
hole 
> to catch the overflow ink and foam I proceeded to complete the 
> operation successfully. Placing the refilled cart into the printer 
and 
> running a couple of test patterns, I saw the LM was still not 
firing, 
> at which point I put the old cart back into the printer. That cart 
is 
> the MIS replacement carts that are clear and I could see that it 
was 
> full also. I downloaded a LM purge image and ran it through the 
printer 
> several times with no success. No ink is coming out of that 
particular 
> nozzle. I had this happen with an old Epson 1280, which led me to 
the 
> R2400. Has anyone had this problem and successfully solved it. 
Please 
> respond.
> 
> Johnny Eades
>

I have found that to get refilled OEM carts or non-OEM carts flowing 
requires a cleaning cycle. I have found no other way round it. 

Some say that it helps to draw a little of the ink out of the exit 
hole to get it flowing but I have never found this helps.

regards

Alistair