Digital BW, The Print

Bill,

I can't comment on the chip-busting technology, but I use MIS virgin empty
carts with their new vacuum, top loading system.  I really like the
vacuum-loading.  90% of the time I get perfect nozzle checks with no
cleaning cycles at all.

With the bottom-fill method, you break the outlet seal and need to put in a
metal plug.  I find that this introduces air into the system that then
requires 3 or more cleaning cycles. Also, the bottom-fill method probably
breaks the 1-micron screen that is there to catch any particles that might
otherwise reach the head.

Paul
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Bill Agee [billagee@...] wrote:

Sorry for sending this originally with wrong header (which rip)
I sent this to color list also....might be some overlap

Wanting to try some different inks in my 1270 printer, I figured that
using a nomorecarts cis solution would be the way to go, but recently
noticed the trouble some people are having. Also, it seems like it
would be a pain to keep changing inksets using one of those units.
Whether that is the case or not, 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.

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.  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.

Does anyone on this list use this MIS virgin ink cartridge system and
if so is it working ok?  What are poppets?  Are they the little metal
studs that go into the bottom of the cartridge to keep the ink from
leaking out?

Any on or off-forum information anyone has would be helpful.  I use
this system for an 1160, but never with a chipped printer.

Bill Agee