Broken Bordeaux Ink

[TheSnowman]

Just in case you were wondering...if you get an ink cartridge that is purple instead of clear...and it didn't really register until you pick it up and there is something sloshing around in there...it means that your ink cartridge probably broke.

Fellers is sending out another one, no big deal...just hadn't seen it before.

 

[J Hill Designs]

heres what a black seiko cart looks like broken

 

[d fleming]

Unfortunately I have seen it before. Mostly with 3rd party carts but I have seen oem do it as well. At least Fellers is stand up about returns unlike some other vendors I have had in the past.

 

[StopSignGraphics]

Just cause we are sharing pictures. Here's a broken triangle cartridge.

My vendor thinks it has more to do with the way third party ink manufactures pack their ink than anything else.

I've even had leaking 4 liter bottle of ink, talk about a mess.

~Chris

 

[TheSnowman]

HAHA. Glad I'm not the only one with this problem. The stupid thing is, I didn't even give it another thought. That's roughly the same color that some electronics some shipped in, so I didn't even give it a thought that it was the ink. The box wasn't damaged at all that they came in...so I'm not sure what caused it.

 

[MikePro]

had same thing happen to a yellow cartridge from fellers
they're pretty good on return policy.

 

[veloxgraphics]

airmail? ground? quick pressure changes coming over mountains, etc? All i can think of.

 

[MikePro]

UPS'd from like 30min away, in my case. My bet was that it was dropped on its end, simply gravity and kinetic energy forcing the ink to "pop" the seal in the cap.

I also noticed, weeks later, that my inks started comming in plastic casing and then ALSO wrapped in bubble wrap.

 

[TheSnowman]

Plastic Case, Plastic Bag, Plastic Bubble Wrap, and Cardboard Box. These definitely aren't made as well as the OEM, but I can't expect that with the money I am saving. Had the printer for four years, so one bad one isn't too bad. The new one is on it's way, and they just told me to throw this one away...

 

[Mosh]

Could a small animal have bitten a hole in it?