--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Trethan"
<stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:54:03 +0200, Steve <alienrelics@...> wrote:
>
> > The park pad -should- always be moist, if it weren't then the heads
> > would tend to dry and clog.
> > If it is full, then there is something else wrong. Didn't you put a
> > bulk ink system on this? The tanks may be sitting too high, or filled
> > incorrectly. If not a bulk ink system, you may have either filled
> > incorrectly or haven't gotten 100% sealed on the ink fill holes.
> > Steve Greenfield
>
>
> I have put spongeless carts on this, not a CIS.
> The silicone stoppers are very likely airtight...
If they are not, it will cause just these symptoms of wet park station
and ink running out.
> What could have happened is that i didn't raise the park station the
> identically same amount as the head, would this cause this?
> I'd assume the spring under the pad would prevent any problems there...
That is possible, depends on how high you raised it. It isn't designed
with this in mind, after all, however I don't see how it could cause
theink to leak or the park station to always be wet.
> The spongless carts would be an obvious place to seek fault with,
but i
> believe they are fairly standard items.
> Also, i had all the ink leak out of the cart, twice (=each time i
> refilled) with the old sponged carts...
Hm. That is strange, almost like something in the park station or on
the bottom of the heads is wicking ink out.
> Do i need to observe something when filling those carts?
The fill hole -must- be absolutely sealed airtight. Don't try to fill
to the absolute tip-top.
Steve Greenfield