refilling MISPRO cart for the Epson 2200
2005-10-14 by zdirk99
I received a refill kit from MIS this week so I can do away with continuously buying new Epson 2200 carts. This is my first refilling experience but I have to say that my initial satisfaction is not very good at all. My calls to MIS tech support roll into voicemail so I'm posting here hoping that someone out there in forum-land can offer some advice. Here are my concerns: -- the 35cc syringes I received from MIS do not fill; I cannot even get them to draw water into the main chamber with or without a needle attached; I find no instructions anywhere that would indicate that the tip of the syringe needs to be cut or punctured in order for it to draw -- when filling the syringe from the top (water only, with the plunger removed) and then try to empty it through the needle to see what happens, no water seems to go through the syringe but rather leaks out around the collar where the needle meets the tip of the syringe; witj ink this would be a diaster. -- with the empty 2200 cartridges themselves, the online instructions inindicate that the filler hole on the top has a sealer cap that needs to be remove prior to filling -- but none of the seven empty carts that I received from MIS has a cap -- just an opening that ink will definitely leak (even flow) out of if the cartridge is inadverently inverted. Needless to say this accumulation of problems renders the refill kit all but useless. With all of the MIS ink raves I see on this forum, I must say that I am extremely underwhelmed with my first out-of-the-box experience. Am I missing something? Did I get sent lemons? Any comments will be greatly appreciated.