Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "ruhrfoto" <ruhrfoto@y...> 
wrote:
<snip>
 in January my good old working horse, the 3000 
filled =
> with 
> Piezo inks sits quietly on the shelf. I didn´t print one image for 
more tha=
> n 2 
> months with this printer. So I was aware of a super clogging 
problem, when =
> I 
> reanimated it today. But I was absolutely surprised by the first 
nozzle che=
> ck: it 
> was absolutely perfect. Not one nozzle lost. Whatever that means. 
> (As I said before: this is just for the records :-)
> 
> Bernd

This is a good bit of news, thank you. I am going to venture a guess 
that the 3000, with larger nozzles, doesn't clog as easily. My "plan 
B" if my 1280 ever goes out, is to beat the bushes trying to find an 
3000 and run Piezo driver with either Piezo inks or MIS FS of some 
flavor. I really hope the 3000 continues to be available, it just 
seems to be a tank, can't be killed, if one can get past the paper 
transport problem. I'll entertain any experiences to the contrary (ie, 
stories of 3000 clogging on folks).

Just as a general statement I am learning that printers should be used 
regularly, daily if possible. Two months idle may bring on trouble in 
the newer printers.
Jim H.