Digital BW, The Print

If you get the prefilled carts you can refill them once they are out of ink.  I'd get a few extras for when they go bad.

I do recommend separate syringes for each color and I don't bother wash them after use.  I also return any extra ink to the bottle, air pump any ink left in the syringe into a trashcan, wipe them off with a paper towel and put the syringes back in a box.  
The less water pollution the better.

Roger



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-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, mike-theprint@... wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
> 
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 08:13:14PM -0400, Eddie Wiseman wrote:
> > Mike..
> > 
> >     I have warm tap water in a quart container in my sink..I purge any
> > residual ink of EACH color back into its bottle, and then I "pump" the
> > syringe 3-4 times full of the warm water and finally keep pumping it
> > out of the water, until nothing more sprays out..
> 
> Ok, I see.
> 
> >    If you don't buy the 4 oz bottles, you will go through those
> > initial carts very quickly..
> 
> *nod* It seems like the best bet is to get a set of pre-filled carts, a
> set of bottled inks, and a couple sets of syringe+needle+adapter. I
> guess there's not much reason not to throw in a set of refill-friendly
> carts and a resetter, too.
> 
> > Also make sure that on your "initial" cart filling, you suck out
> > approx 1cc from the exit port(s) of each one of the carts using the
> > "bottom-fill" adapter(rinsing your syringe out after each color of
> > course!). This will help prevent  getting an "air-lock" at start-up,
> > which you will THINK is a clog..Good luck and have fun!
> 
> Great, thanks for the advice!
> 
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 04:45:58PM -0700, Tom Baker wrote:
> > The one thing I've seen destroy others efforts using the refillable
> > carts is to not keep everything clean. Â Even if you use seperate
> > syringes for each color you need to keep them perfectly clean. Â So,
> > cleaning and reusing the same syringe for all the colors does not
> > increase your workload. Â 
> 
> *nod* A good observation. I'll try to be scrupulous :)
> 
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 04:47:24PM -0700, RobLee wrote:
> > I would suggest you try OCP German inks. I have a great success with
> > them in my R1800
> 
> From the OCP website, it seems the 1400 inks are still under
> development. But I'll keep it in mind if I find I want to switch from
> the MIS inks.
> 
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>   | Mike Acar |                                | mike at waspfactory dot org |
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