"pete" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:44:43 GMT, George wrote:
in a Ink-Jet printers ink tank dump called?

Stripped and cleaned the printer down but want to replace the waste mat
the
excess ink soaks into but don't know what its called.

cheers.

can you just soak the old ink out of it, rinse it a few times
then dry it out and replace it?

No that doesn't work,tried that years ago on an old olivetti,turns out when
you wash it and dry it out its loses its thickness and absorbancy.