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How to install a CISS unit for the Epson R300

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oldfogy:
I was always under the impression that Pigment based ink was of a courser (thicker) make-up than dye based ink and would therefore not pass through the nozzles of a print head designed to use dye based ink properly, and likewise used the opposite way around causes flooding.

Just on the off-chance, this may help other people interested in the different ink blends and applications.
http://www.echostore.com/dy.html

broadstairs:
My problem is that I have heard horror stories if you mix ink types without flushing through thoroughly first. I'd rather stick to pigment for my R800.

oldfogy:

--- Quote from: cristiano on May 23, 2009, 02:38:02 AM ---Hello there.I'm cristiano from spain.Nice to meet you.I have no idea how to install a CISS unit for the Epson R300.Can anyone help me?
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Yes, by all means.

Basically you purchase the system, (but not from either of the sites that you are promoting) take out your old cartridges and replace with the new set.

And it is really as simple as that.

PS:
If you want to ask genuine questions, can I suggest you stop placing the shopping and marketing links in your posts's.

RussellS:
Hi there,

That's a great tutorial. I was just wondering if there was any reason that you brought the ink tubes out through the left hand side of the printer and not through the same place on the right hand side under the LCD screen. The only reason I ask is that for the past 18 months I have had an Epson R200 printer with a CISS which I fitted with the tubes coming out on the right. However, the R200 printer has now broken and I have just bought an R300 of eBay and I want to transfer my CISS system to the new printer. If the tubes went to the right then they wouldn't have to double back on themselves at the support bracket in the middle. However, your support bracket looks a bit different from mine. Yours looks as if it has two clamps for the tubes, one on top & one on the bottom to allow the tubing to double back on itself, is this correct. On mine it just has one clamp and there is no facility for doubling back. In view of this I was intending taking the tubes to the right under the LCD screen and through a slot cut in the top cover the same as you have done but on the other side. Do you have any inside knowledge as to why this would be a problem.

I'm just after as much info as possible before I start cutting the plastic casing.


Many thanks

Russell

oldfogy:

--- Quote from: RussellS on November 30, 2009, 10:54:18 PM ---Hi there,

1. I was just wondering if there was any reason that you brought the ink tubes out through the left hand side of the printer and not through the same place on the right hand side under the LCD screen.

2. your support bracket looks a bit different from mine.
Yours looks as if it has two clamps for the tubes, one on top & one on the bottom to allow the tubing to double back on itself, is this correct.

3. I was intending taking the tubes to the right under the LCD screen and through a slot cut in the top cover the same as you have done but on the other side.
Do you have any inside knowledge as to why this would be a problem.


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1. If memory serves me right, there was not enough room to bring it out through the right-hand side as the space is occupied by the printers control panel.
(Also if you notice, some "if not all" of the on-line diagrams refer to the Epson R300, but they do not actually show the Epson R300, as the ink tubes would actually travel across the printer control panel and could not be secured as they recommend)

2. My unit came with two long brackets (I only used one of them), normally the one shown would have been held in place with the other bracket being stuck in place along the top of the printer with it's sticky pads, but I drilled and fixed it using only one bracket "so the lid would close properly"

3. See No1.

The second bracket, the one on the underside also came with the kit and should have been used on top of the printer by the control panel to secure the tubes before going under the lid (very ugly) but I decided to use it this way to hold the tubes in place and to help make the tubes force the tubes in the direction they need to.
Although the tubes are reasonably flexible, it also helps to reduce the amount of drag and movement.

(However, the bottom bracket has since fallen off, and is now tied-up to the tubes on top, but in the same position.
This was possibly caused by the sticky pad not being good enough, or/and the continuous movement at that point)

PS:
Thanks for the compliment.

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