Digital BW, The Print

Hi all,

I've got an Epson 1160 with the MIS VM pre-filled cartridges. I made the 
mistake of letting it sit unused for about 6 months... fortunately there was no 
damage to the printer, but it appears that the ink (ink sponge?) in the 
"magenta" tank of the "color" VM cartridge is dried out.

I know it's not the print head, because I popped in an OEM Epson cartridge, 
and magenta printed fine. But I get banding with the VM cartridge.

My question is whether there's a quick & easy way to sort of rehydrate the 
magenta tank, or whether I need to chuck the cartridge and start with a new 
one.

Also: If I do have to replace the cart, I want to switch to MIS FS... is that black 
different from the black I got with the VM set?

Thanks,
Peter

Gosh, just throw it away...I wouldn't even use an Epson dye ink cart 
that had the top yellow seal pulled off after 6 months, let alone 
installed in printer. That used pig cart is dead. Rehydrating it will 
change the delicate makeup of the ink fluid, which is already dried up 
anyway and thrown off I guess...<g>
When I fill my own (1280) carts with VM I save half the price of 
buying them prefilled from MIS.
Jim H.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "peter_in_seattle" 
<lists@g...> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've got an Epson 1160 with the MIS VM pre-filled cartridges. I made 
the 
> mistake of letting it sit unused for about 6 months... fortunately 
there was no 
> damage to the printer, but it appears that the ink (ink sponge?) in 
the 
> "magenta" tank of the "color" VM cartridge is dried out.
> 
> I know it's not the print head, because I popped in an OEM Epson 
cartridge, 
> and magenta printed fine. But I get banding with the VM cartridge.
> 
> My question is whether there's a quick & easy way to sort of 
rehydrate the 
> magenta tank, or whether I need to chuck the cartridge and start 
with a new 
> one.
> 
> Also: If I do have to replace the cart, I want to switch to MIS 
FS... is that black 

> different from the black I got with the VM set?
> 
> Thanks,
> Peter