Comments on: Continuous Ink Systems

By: Chris Holt

Chris Holt — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:06:55 +0000

Hi
I have twoP50′s and 2 older 1290′s that I use at school for my Photography A level students all with CIS systems. Using Epsons cartridges is not cost effective.
Had no problems with leaking systems but occasionally ink heads block but a quick clean usually rectifies the problem. This is a bigger problem following school holidays when printers sit idle.

The two newer P50′s still come up with the problem of cartridges needing replacement (the printer thinking it still has Epson cartridges) so a quick removal of the CIS cartridges and re insertion remedies the problem.

Quality of the prints, especially from the p50′s are excellent.

You can buy the P50′s with the ink cartridges filled and connected all you have to do is replace the old cartridges with the new CIS system and away you go.

Definitel saving us £100′s a year!!!

By: rod90

rod90 — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 02:02:50 +0000

Linda so basically what your saying is. Based on the Act The manufacturer should honor the warranty whether we use an CIS system or not because they can’t prove that the damage was caused by the CIS system. Interesting, I wonder if there is a similar ACT in other countries/states/provinces.

By: Linda Waller

Linda Waller — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 07:37:35 +0000

There is a federal law called the – Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.Basically it says that No warrantor may condition the continued validity of a warranty on the use of only authorized repair service and/or authorized replacement parts.
For example, provisions such as, “This warranty is void if service is performed by anyone other than an authorized ‘ABC’ dealer and all replacement parts must be genuine ‘ABC’ parts,” and the like, are prohibited where the service or parts are not covered by the warranty. These provisions violate the Act in two ways. First, they violate the section 102(c) ban against tying arrangements. Second, such provisions are deceptive under section 110 of the Act, because a warrantor cannot, as a matter of law, avoid liability under a written warranty where a defect is unrelated to the use by a consumer of “unauthorized” parts or service. This does not preclude a warrantor from expressly excluding liability for defects or damage caused by such “unauthorized” parts or service; nor does it preclude the warrantor from denying liability where the warrantor can demonstrate that the defect or damage was so caused.”

By: John

John — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:49:20 +0000

Nick Chan which CISS did you purchase that connects directly to the original cartridges?

By: nick chan

nick chan — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:22:52 +0000

hi there, there are “two” types of CISS system.

I bought a Canon Pixma i2770 which comes with 3 years warranty. And a CISS system for $20

What this CISS system does is, it directly “punctures and connects” to the original ink cartridge itself, without disturbing any of the printer’s electronics.

so, if the printer breaks down, I can claim warranty. if it breaks down after 3 years, I’ll buy another printer, and re-use my cartridge.

It is not recommended to let the printer be idle more than 1 week to prevent drying of the head.

so for printers that uses cartridge with built-in heads like canon, CISS is advantageous and “portable”

By: Ande

Ande — Wed, 26 May 2010 00:51:28 +0000

Graham, I dont know if your p50 is identical to Artisan 50 in US market?

I also suggest only get a real good system like InkRepublic’s Artisan 50, not the one with air bubbles and leaks all the time which would waste you a lot of inks and time. you may want to re-prime the ink lines or something.

below is the setup pictures from inkrepublic’s artisan 50 cis users.

http://www.inkrepublic.com/members/SteveMathieu/review.asp

God bless.

Ande

By: Graham

Graham — Sun, 02 May 2010 21:00:40 +0000

Does anyone know how to get rid of air bubbles in these systems? I bought a jetstream continuous inkjet system for £35 here in the UK when i bought my new Epsom P50 and i’ve noticed it is not printing Yellow, and hence green also. When i had a close look i saw a few bubbles in the yellow tube, so obviously the yellow ink isn’t getting through. Any help would be appreciated.

By: Modern B&B

Modern B&B — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:19:58 +0000

I started caring about ink cost with my HP L7680. First I purchased refillable ink tanks with self-resetting chips off ebay. I seemed to lose my yellow/black printhead pretty often but it was still cheaper than buying OEM ink. I still purchase all my bulk ink on ebay. After researching a bit about the L7680 I found that it isn’t that great a printer and tends to fail often. Its popularity dropped and I was able to purchase it for $100 instead of its original price of $350… so I bought two… one of which failed right out of the box and hp replaced. Also purchased a CIS from inkproducts.com I didn’t have to assemble anything, just stuck it in the printer. I’ve learned printing bulk flyers that choosing paper type is important. If I forget to choose “postcard paper” for my thicker flyers I end up with lines and needing to clean the printhead after 20 flyers or so. Its a process but I’m learnin’.

By: Gordo

Gordo — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:59:55 +0000

I bought a CISS system for two different epson printers on eBay, I just bought the very cheapest one on there, I think it well less than $40, and refill bottles are only around $20. It has worked beautifully, prints are identical to the original cartriges, I’ve had mine for more than a year and it is still working great. I did have to remove the cartridges and put them back in a couple of times when the printer complained, but not a big deal. Also have done a couple print head cleanings which resolved any problems.

By: Daniel Roberts

Daniel Roberts — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:46:55 +0000

Good articel on CIS from fellow Christian – I look forward tol hearing from you.