Digital BW, The Print

OK thanks Leslie the filter does not look like it's a sponge more like fiber and if you don't let them run dry I wouldn't think they would foam up. I tried a set of spongeless ones I got on ebay but 4 of them leaked out all the ink through print head (what a mess). The MIS carts are working great so far. 

Tim 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Leslie Otterbein <lotterbein@...> wrote:
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> Hi Tim:
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> I have used the same cartridges multiple times (don't remember how  
> often I've refilled them) over a couple years or more. Whenever one  
> cartridge is near empty, I will fill any others that are less than  
> half full. This saves on cleaning cycles. One must remember to prime  
> the cartridge when installing new, and they work pretty well. Foam has  
> never been a problem. Sometimes I notice air around the bottom near  
> the outlet; you can shake the air up to the top when refilling (with  
> the stopper still in of course).
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> Leslie Otterbein
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> On Dec 12, 2009, at 8:29 PM, hindibook wrote:
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> > I recently bought a set of MIS refillable cartridges for my Epson  
> > 2200, these are the type that have a filter in the front section. I  
> > asked MIS how many times these could be refilled but only got back a  
> > vague answer of a few times. I know when refilling OEM carts foam  
> > can forum in the sponge and start causing problems after a while,  
> > don't know if these carts will do the same.
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> > Anyone have experience with these? Is it better to keep them topped  
> > up, say refill when the are half empty or ??
> >
> > Thanks for any advice
> >
> > Tim
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> Leslie Otterbein
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