Digital BW, The Print

Frank wrote:

> can anyone share a list of what I should be doing on a regular 
basis to keep my 1160 humming ?
> 
> There's the obvious software utilities to check the nozzle & align 
> the printhead.
> 
> I've heard of stuff like lubricating the platten bar, a few drops 
of 
> windex on the parking pad,  ....what else ?


Frank:

I have both a 1160 (w/CIS and MIS-FS ink) and 1270 (w/CIS and MIS 
archieval color ink).  The proceedure I use to windex the parking 
pads in both printers is to add several drops of windex to fully 
saturate the pad to almost overflowing (need to use a flashlight to 
see this).  I then reach in with a folded paper towel and carefully 
blot the pad.  I repeat the windex treatment until the pad is 
essentially clean (on my printer both pads are white so this is easy 
to see).  This usually takes about 6 reps.  Also if you look 
carefully to the left of the pad there is a black rubber wiper that 
is almost fully retracted under the metal housing.  I also drop 1 or 
2 drops on the wiper a couple of times during the pad cleaning reps.  
I clean the pad about once every 3 to 4 weeks.  I also turn the 
printer off (to park the pad) if I am not going to print for more 
that a couple of hours.

Following this regimen, I have had to do a nozzle cleaning only one 
time on each printer in the last 9 months.  I don't know if the 
windex treatment is the reason, or I am just really lucky, BUT I'm 
not going to experiment to find out.

Good luck.

Jeff Randall