--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Bill Agee <billagee@r...>
wrote:
> Wanting to try some different inks in my 1270 printer, I figured
that
> using a nomorecarts cis solution would be the way to go,
maybe figure what ink you want to use long term first? And consider if
CIS has a screen in the cart or not, etc.
I don't mind filling carts, just
> want to know if reliable chipped carts exist that work well. I can
> fill a lot of carts ( while watching the nightly news) for the $250
> tag of a cis.
yes it's little problem.
>
> Looking at...
>
> http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/cartridges.html
>
> ...I noticed that MIS sells chipped cartridges filled with their own
> pigment archival ink...They are convenient, though expensive.
I used a set of these on my 1280 and both the Y and K ran out
prematurely, at 25% and 30% respectively. Coulds have been a bum set,
but I can fill my own very accurately.
They
> also sell T009 and TOO7 empty cartridges. Chips are extra. They
> sell a chip re_setter to show full condition when cartridges are
> loaded.
Yes, and you just pop the chips on and off. I use a microdab of RTV
glue. Or buy the virgins from WeInK, costs more, but chip attached.
Then you can use their QB7 resetter (hardware) which works fine with
the Too7, and fairly well with the T009- you have to guide it a bit
more closely. WeInk (or mediastreet?) sells a different resetter (from
Lyson) with a light on it for confirmation. The software resetter hung
my Win98SE machine, but might work if you reset computer and printer
first, and are using Win98 only on LPT port.
>
> Does anyone on this list use this MIS virgin ink cartridge system
and
> if so is it working ok?
Yes. I beta tested MIS brand new vacuum top refil system for the
carts, and it's pretty easy. Look under "news" on their site. This
method doesn't damage the screens like the bottom fill method may, and
it draws the ink in from the top, not bottom, so it gets to get
filtered through the screen. MIS is a little skimpy on procedure but I
wrote my own up, somewhere on my 'puter.
What are poppets?
They are ingenious little valves that immeadieately seal the exit
ports of EPSON carts only, when you remove them from 1280 say( 1160
doesn't have them). So you can re-install EPSON cart another day, no
problem with ink leakage or air pockets. After market carts haven't
been able to copy, too bad, so these are only to be found on Epson
origianl carts. The Virgin empties don't have them unfortunately.
Are they the little
metal
> studs that go into the bottom of the cartridge to keep the ink from
> leaking out?
Not at all. Those are metal rivets MIS sells to plug the exit port on
bottom of non EPSON cart. Many people think they serve the same
purpose, but I always got pockets of air that I patiently had to clear
when I pulled them out and reinstalled aftermarket carts.
But you don't need to worry about poppets and rivits because the
virgin empties are sealed at the bottom with a clear tape. After you
fill the cart with the vacuum fill method, you install the cart and
the seal gets punched through. Using the older bottom fill method, you
do have to break the bottom seal and insert a rivit...but try the new
method, it works fine.
>
> Any on or off-forum information anyone has would be helpful. I use
> this system for an 1160, but never with a chipped printer.
Just a little more horsing around, that's all...
Jim H.
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