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I got this from Meritline for ~$100 on sale.
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This is what's in the box.
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After reading the included instructions, I decided to do it a LITTLE differently. First, I removed the cartridge cover so I could modify it. In addition to the small phillips screw on each side, there's a clip in the center front that must be pryed forward to release the cover.
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The instructions say to run the tubes out the angled forward area of the cover, but I didn't want them to turn that far forward.
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Using a Dremel-type tool, I carved a small notch into the side of the cover. Even if I removed the CIS, this would have no effect, and barely be noticeable.
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This just looks neater to me.
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The instructions also say to route the tubes out the side of the outer cover, but I didn't like that either. So I removed it.
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A little Dremelling later...
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With the power off, the carriage can be slid fully to the LEFT (since I've decided to route the tubes out the RIGHT) to pull the tubes as far as they'll ever need to go and then clip it into place on the RIGHT side Slide it back to the RIGHT and then set the clip on the LEFT to hold the tubes up, but still allow full carriage movement. I didn't like the provided clips because they're bulky and they didn't even fit right These don't look great, but they fit MUCH better for what I wanted to do.
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It took some tweaking to get them to sit flat without pinching the tubes, but they're clear of the sliding carriage, and they hold the tubes securely so they curl just like the electronic band at the back.
The only problem is that, as they UNcurl (as the carriage moves to the far LEFT), they tap against the plastic ribs of the case above them. At first, I thought it sounded like one of the gears was slipping, but it prints perfectly. I might apply some flock tape later.
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It's almost invisible. Compare this to the first photo. The cover doesn't sit all the way down because there's no space between it & the top surface at the back where the tubes go out, but it's not a problem.
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The tubes are long enough (with some to spare) to place the tanks on the left behind the white speaker on the left for the system below the printer. The monitor & black speaker on the R are for another system, which sometimes borrows the printer.
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