Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, David Kachel <david@...> wrote:
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> I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "properly evaluated the system..." I have followed instructions to the letter. Neither am I experimenting with anything. I thought I was using a well-tested printer (the model, not the particular machine) with proven cartridges and an established ink set.


David,

I did not know that Tom has an established ink set. Sorry about that. I don't get out that often and I also don't pay too much attention to what others are doing, as I have barely enough time for the things that I am trying to do. If others on this list are using his inks they may have better advice for you.

I had thought that you were after an exceedingly warm ink set and that Tom agreed to make a custom one for you. Then he decided not to - then we all got involved in a conversation with you about how there is not a lot of custom warm ink making, or established warm inks about...and suggested to you that you print in color. I would have to look up the old thread on this list to find it - but I recall a conversation to that direction. 

So let me just speak to the carts...

The carts stay pressurized after you take them out of the printer. Make sure the printer was on for awhile. Remove the carts and very carefully remove the silicone stopper... you will hear the air escape and it may cover you with a little ink spray. So do it carefully. That is how you test pressurization. You could actually invest some money and get a readout of pressure, etc...  but if no air is escaping, no pressure!

Now re-pressurize the carts and remove them a second time. Hold them port side down in a sink and carefully insert a paper clip into the port to release the ink. It should spray out. This tells you at the least whether the carts are pressurizing and whether the internal valve is working. There is not much more to them.

Regards,

Jon Cone