Re: New approach to Refilling

[Raphael Bustin <rafeb@channel1.com>]

On Tue, 18 Jan 2000, B.G. wrote:

> > 
> > Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 12:44:35 -0700
> > From: "Gary L. Hunt" <glh@srv.net>
> > Subject: Re: New approach to Refilling
> > 
> > At 03:24 PM 1/18/2000 -0000, Dan Mitchell wrote:
> > >Various ways of refilling are advocated on this list.  All seem to have
> > >problems.  Before any more agony can someone find out how Epson themselves
> > >do it.  I can't believe that they go thru tortuous vacuum methods, and cart.
> > >gymnastics when filling - it has to be a simple production line, ie
> > >automatic machine, probably very quick, method.
> > 
> > >It's not an X files case - someone find someone who knows someone who works
> > >in Epson, and get the facts please.
> > 
> > Good idea, if someone has such a contact.  However, they have the
> > advantage of assembling the cartridge when it is empty, and they 
> > get to put the sponge and the ink in themselves, in any order that 
> > suits them.  The knowledge is not necessarily going to help the rest 
> > of us (but I for one would still like to know.)
> 
> 
> Perhaps Epson fills the chamber with ink, then
> drops a compressed sponge into the ink.  The
> sponge expands sucking in the ink and filling the
> chamber.  Top is put on with tape and boxed.
> 
> The trick is the machine with the tiny fingers
> that keeps the sponge compressed and places it in
> the chamber.  Or... Maybe the sponge is naturally
> compressed until it hits the Ink!
> 
> Then what you'd need to refill easily would be a
> large supply of the sponge material and a
> cartridge who's top comes off easily.
> 
> Just dreaming really.


I guess I had the same dream...



rafe b.


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