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Re: [Digital BW] 3800 Cartridge/Ink Swapping - crazy idea?

2011-04-28 by Terry Ritz

On 11-04-27 11:13 PM, "Marks" <mark@...> wrote:

> Terry,
> 
> 
> I switch between b/w inkset and color inkset on my 3800.  It takes 3
> full power cleans to fully flush out the previous inkset.   A full
> power head clean consumes about 15m. total of ink.  It will also fill
> up your maintenance tank pretty quick.

That's 45ml total, or $40 to $45 (Canadian) to go from colour to monochrome
(plus maintenance tank costs). Does that sound about right Mark?

I knew it would be pricey, but that's a bit more than I had guessed. It
makes third party colour inks look attractive.

Terry.

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