Just an addendum to Paul's instructions to say that I've been
re-filling carts with the MIS-EZ inkset for my C86 with great results.
It's really not hard to do (although I always spill a tiny bit of ink
every time I do it -- thank heavens for aluminum foil) the savings and
convenience are fantastic.
Jordan
Paul Roark wrote:
> The most economical way to use the system is to re-fill the carts. For this
> you'll want a chip re-resetter. See the bottom of my Readme on the C86
> (http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/C86-EZ-UT-Readme.htm) and the picture of the
> resetter I have listed on my index (http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/index.htm)
> just above the C86 section. There is also a Russian program that can reset
> the counters (http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml).
>
> The carts that had the tapes on them may need a priming to get the fluid
> going. Air was probably sucked into the chamber just above the inlet. See
> the photo of the modified bottom fill adapter I use for priming, also just
> above the C86 section.
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>>[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mani
>>Varadarajan
>>Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 8:49 AM
>>To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>>Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Help: C86 UT Cartridges don't print
>>
>>Paul,
>>
>>Thanks for the quick reply. I wasn't sure whether to do that or not. I
>>just removed the tabs, and the black ink appears to be flowing better
>>but the others aren't. I can't clean the nozzles because of the low
>>ink indication. Any idea how to proceed? Can I reset the indicator
>>somehow?
>>
>>Mani
>>
>>--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
>><paul.roark@v...> wrote:
>>
>>>Be sure the tape tabs over the air inlets on the carts have been
>>
>>removed.
>>
>>>Paul
>>>www.PaulRoark.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>>>>[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
>>
>>Mani
>>
>>>>Varadarajan
>>>>Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 8:11 AM
>>>>To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>>>>Subject: [Digital BW] Help: C86 UT Cartridges don't print
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>>I purchased a set of Ultratone inks for my Epson C86. I'm having a
>>>>problem getting the inks flowing properly. Here's the history:
>>>>
>>>>The factory ink cartridges worked just fine. When I first put in the
>>>>UT inks, however, I didn't get any ink on the paper whatsoever. I took
>>>>the cartridges out, shook them vigorously, and put them back in.
>>>>Nothing. I did it again, ran a set of three cleaning cycles, and I got
>>>>faint printing. A nozzle check printout showed that the black ink and
>>>>cyan position inks are printing intermittently. I put the factory inks
>>>>back in and had no problems printing.
>>>>
>>>>I then searched on the net and read about the "water drop trick", that
>>>>the inks would start flowing if a drop of water were put inside. So I
>>>>removed the cartridges and did this. Thankfully, the black and yellow
>>>>slot cartridges have started to flow, albeit with gaps. (I'm using the
>>>>nozzle check printout to check this). The cyan and magenta slot
>>>>cartridges are still totally blank, no matter what I do. I've tried
>>>>cleaning a couple more times. Now another problem has arisen. I can't
>>>>clean the nozzles anymore because the printer reports that the black
>>>>ink cartridge is low! I haven't printed more than a page with the
>>>>cartridge.
>>>>
>>>>Someone please give me a hand -- I'm very frustrated.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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