Re: transporting CIS - question for Bill Hansen

[Bob Tyson <bobicho@earthlink.net>]

Bill,

Thanks for your post. I was one who was asking.

When you reinstall the cartridges, do you remove the electrical tape 
or leave it in place?

Bob Tyson




>I have a set of the little plastic plugs which are sold (by one of 
>the most popular suppliers of CISs) to seal the bottoms of the CIS 
>carts, but my plugs don't fit tightly enough to provide a really 
>complete seal. Maybe there are others available which fit better.
>
>My small experience with transporting a CIS, and also with removing 
>and saving the original Epson cartridges, is that it works much 
>better if you use electrical tape to seal the holes in the bottom of 
>the cartridge as well as the vent openings on the top. With the cart 
>on its side or even upside down, carefully clean and dry the bottom 
>of the carts with a paper towel, Kleenex, or similar) first , then 
>seal the openings with the electrical tape. Wrap the tape around the 
>entire circumference of the cart (so there's less chance of it 
>working loose), especially if you're going to transport it a long 
>way or for a long time. Press all around the openings to be sure you 
>have as good as seal as possible, especially if your'e going to 
>transport for a long distance or save half-full cartridges for a 
>long time. **Don't** use Scotch or similar tapes. They don't seem to 
>provide a good enough seal.
>
>I've had partially full color carts work perfectly after several 
>weeks out of the printer, using the above method.
>
>
>Bill Hansen
>
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