Digital BW, The Print

Lew,
Just got in from working outside with the horses..
Anyway, the 4xxx series printers do not have pressurized carts.. So they can 
be a bit temperamental getting back on track..  At this time of year the 
humidity is down etc so they plug up easier.. So if your doing a nozzle 
check and this results in doing a few regular cleaning and then on your next 
nozzle check it seems to be going backwards ...well what's going on is the 
ink reservoirs aren't full in the head.. The best thing to do when you see 
that is stop.. and be patient.. I put a moistened paper towel (using simple 
green)  under the head to keep the inks from drying out.. It's kind of a PIA 
process with this series printer but it works.. Power cleaning will usually 
get you there also but in my personal experience at the cost of a few 
hundred bucks in ink and a waste cart. So I do the patience method.. It has 
never taken me more then 2 days (yup worst case) to get it going but it's 
never failed not once. I'm in a really humidity impaired area so at times 
it's a zoo keeping the Epson's going.. One thing that has been mentioned 
here previously  and I'll do it again is to put a silver ware tray that is 
maybe 2 1/2 wide  x 2 high x 15 long..( your favorite kitchen store) .fit it 
with a sponge and soak that with water and put that in your printer when 
it's not in use. It honestly makes a difference.. no kidding.. Power 
cleanings are actually more effective on the 7xxx/9xxx series as they have 
pressurized carts .. for the little guys (4xxx) diligence and patience seem 
to be the best..

jimbo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lew Schwartz" <lew1716@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Epson 4880 Nozzles Still CLogged


> Ok, I'll give it a shot. The 1st Head Cleaning  reported the maint tank at
> 18%, now, 4 cycles later it's "nearly full."
>
> On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 7:03 PM, George Pappas 
> <george@...>wrote:
>
>> Hello Lew,
>>
>> Power cleaning is the way to go..3x will totally flush out your lines and
>> print heads.  If you have the remote panel software, do it from  your
>> computer.  Make sure that you have enough ink and capacity in your
>> maintenance tank.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> George
>>
>>
>> On Nov 11, 2012, at 6:45 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716@...> wrote:
>>
>> > I've left my 4880 idle for too long and now I repeatedly have this
>> message.
>> > I've done Auto Nozzle Check and Head Cleaning 5x now. I ->GUESS<- a 
>> > Power
>> > cleaning is the next step, but I've never done one and would appreciate
>> > some input from the list.
>> > Thanks!
>> >
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