Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, I will give it a go.  

Cheers

Nigel 

 

From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] 
Sent: 13 September 2016 15:03
To: DigitalB&WPrint
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Flush refillable ink cartridges

 

  

I've rinsed out many cartridges.  If the cartridge has a sponge that is saturated with a color, however, it may be nearly impossible to get every bit of the color out. 

 

For initial flushing, distilled water with a little surfactant (like the darkroom wetting agents) added helps.   I use the base for whatever inkset I'll be using as my last clear flush, and a few ml's of the ink for the final rinse to minimize dilution of the ink by the flushing fluid.

 

Paul

www.PaulRoark.com 

 

On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 6:07 AM, nigel@....co.uk [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

  

Hi,

I have just been given a semi working Epson R2880, It had blocked heads with after market pigment ink in refillable cartridges,  the heads are now unblocked and a nozzle test is perfect however the ink in the K, LK and LLK seem contaminated with a colour, very strong magenta colour cast on my B&W prints which makes me think the previous owner made a slip up when refilling. A purging test print seems to confirm this. Also the pigment had settled to the bottom from lack of use.

Is there any way to flush out the existing ink from the refillable cartridges so I can start again? The ideal solution would be to buy new carts but until I satisfy myself that the printer is 100% working I don't want  to spend the money. I basically intercepted the printer on the way to the rubbish tip.   

I intend to use carbon blacks in it eventually, and print with the three blacks in the interim.  

Thanks

Nigel in the UK