Digital BW, The Print

Gary Pitts wrote:
> Group,
> I'm setting up my first ink flow sysem on an 1160.  The two systems
> I am looking at are the MIS CFS system and the  the No More Cart CIS
> system.  Is one system more reliable than the other?  in fact are
> there any major differences between the two  systems?


I have two Epson 1160 printers -- one with a NoMoreCarts CIS system,
the other with an MIS CFS system.

The NoMoreCarts system is better. Its tubing is more flexible, better
supported and better arranged, and it allows the printer cover to be
retained (with two rubber bumpers fitted, to give clearance for the
tubes on their way to the bottles). I got this one first, and installed
it without the slightest problem.

I bought the MIS system for the second printer to save money -- I
bought the CFS and ink from MIS in one transaction and saved money on
delivery (to Australia). The tubing is stiff and awkwardly arranged.
The cover can't stay attached to the printer. Several times the print
head has gotten tangled in the tubing and I am aprehensive that it will
happen again. It works OK, and I have had terrific service and value
from MIS, but I regret my decision...

Peter Marquis-Kyle
www.marquis-kyle.com.au

Peter Marquis-Kyle when talking about the MIS CIF system wrote >> Several
times the print
head has gotten tangled in the tubing >>.
I had the same thing happen to me, once, with the No more Carts System on my
1290. Fortunately, no damage was done but I devised the following easy
solution to this problem which has worked without trouble for about a year
now.
Cut a thin piece of clear, flexible, plastic about 4 cms wide and 7 cms
high. I got mine from the the plastic commonly used in display packs for
items like small tools at DIY stores. Insert this between the cartridge and
the left side of the black cartridge holder in the 1290 so that the plastic
protrudes above the holder by about 3 or 4 cms. A small blob of BluTak will
hold it securely. The CIF tubing is then partially supported by this plastic
strip which will curve slightly to the left under the weight of the tubing.
It acts a bit like a flexible spring and gives the tubing that extra bit of
suport needed to minimise risk of entanglement. Being flexible it exerts
minimum pressure on the tubing and does not cause any wear. Something
similar could probably be devised for the 1160.
Len Salem