Digital BW, The Print

I have purchased a Epson 1160 and plan on using MIS Variable Tone quads.
Can the kind folks on the list direct me to the best CIS available for this
printer.  Am I correct in thinking that nomorecarts.com is the best place to
purchase one of these systems?  I would appreciate your feedback on this, as
I am ready to order ink and a CIS so that I can get started.

Roger Smith
E. Lansing, MI
rbsmith@...


--You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem,
  and smarter than you think.

  ~ Christopher Robin

I have a NoMoreCarts CIS on one Epson 1200 printer, and a recent MIS
system on another. They are not the same.

The new MIS system provides two filling methods; I used the vacuum fill
option and it worked flawlessly. A plus.

But the feed arrangement with the MIS system did allow the ribbon tubing
to contact the surface below the print head (where all the little paper
rollers are) briefly, and in my case, at least, this was not harmless.
Sometimes the print head would collide with the ribbon tubing, sending
the printer into violent convulsions and spoiling the print. I solved
the problem by modifying the acrylic plastic bracket that supports the
tubing near the center of the printer to hold the tubing higher. The
NoMoreCarts system uses a bracket of rather different design, which also
holds the ribbon tubing higher. I sent email about this problem to MIS,
but got no answer.

Other than that, both systems have been fine.

Richard Wolfson
rwolfson at LyricDesign.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Smith [mailto:rbsmith@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 7:18 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Recommendation for CIS
>
>
> I have purchased a Epson 1160 and plan on using MIS Variable
> Tone quads. Can the kind folks on the list direct me to the
> best CIS available for this printer.  Am I correct in
> thinking that nomorecarts.com is the best place to purchase
> one of these systems?  I would appreciate your feedback on
> this, as I am ready to order ink and a CIS so that I can get started.
>
> Roger Smith
> E. Lansing, MI
> rbsmith@...
>

I believe another difference between the two systems is that with the MIS
system, the ink lines connect directly to the cart. With NMC system, the
tubes are fed through a small construction designed, I assume to hold the
tubes in place on the carts without stressing the joint to the 'elbow' that
feeds the ink into the carts. It's not a big deal, but another point where I
feel the NMC system just seems a bit more 'pro' than 'am'.

Nij

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Wolfson [mailto:rwolfson@...]
> Sent: 25 October 2001 13:52
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Recommendation for CIS
>
>
> I have a NoMoreCarts CIS on one Epson 1200 printer, and a recent MIS
> system on another. They are not the same.
>
> The new MIS system provides two filling methods; I used the vacuum fill
> option and it worked flawlessly. A plus.
>
> But the feed arrangement with the MIS system did allow the ribbon tubing
> to contact the surface below the print head (where all the little paper
> rollers are) briefly, and in my case, at least, this was not harmless.
> Sometimes the print head would collide with the ribbon tubing, sending
> the printer into violent convulsions and spoiling the print. I solved
> the problem by modifying the acrylic plastic bracket that supports the
> tubing near the center of the printer to hold the tubing higher. The
> NoMoreCarts system uses a bracket of rather different design, which also
> holds the ribbon tubing higher. I sent email about this problem to MIS,
> but got no answer.
>
> Other than that, both systems have been fine.
>
> Richard Wolfson
> rwolfson at LyricDesign.com