Digital BW, The Print

on 2/13/02 4:21 PM, Bill Agee wrote:

> My only experience in filling carts is using the quadtone MIS inks on
> an 1160.  I was told to use the bottom fill system when I started.
> It seemed to work ok.  I take it that you all feel this vacuum method
> is technically better....gives cleaner ink... with the disadvantage
> that you can't refill the carts.

Jim knows a lot more about this than I do, but the two filling methods need
not be mutually exclusive. You can do your first fill, when the carts are
fully sealed, via the vacuum method, and all subsequent fillings via the
bottom. There's no reason you couldn't do subsequent fillings with the
vacuum method too, provided you can fully reseal your carts. This might
require some experimentation to get right, and some messy vacuum apparatus
until you do...

MIS sells chips separately for $5 ea. Apparently if you buy a set just for
resetting (the Swedish method) you can get a lot of refills from a few
chips.

Todd