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Re: New process, new ink, new printer?
2017-01-10 by paulmwhiting@...
I have to ask you a very basic question re: clogs. I've posted this elsewhere so's not to bother you with such elemental issues but the usual techniques for dealing with clogs are not working. And I've gotten pretty good at the various approaches if I do say so! Shoe-shining, inkpad, wiper blade, etc.
The issue is that my black position, K, "clogs" very easily, while the other positions are always perfect in my first nozzle check of the day. It only takes 1 or at the most 2 head cleans for the K position to clear up. If I take a break for a few hours, the K often shows clogging again.
I recently acquired a 1430, both to use when I need a color pint and as a backup b/w printer when my 1400 finally wears out. When the OEM carts ran out I installed InkJet Mall's InkThrift CL color carts, using their empty refillable carts. Went well for quite a while but then the same issue, a "clogged" K position.
The only thing I can think of is that the 100% black ink (Eboni in the 1400 and ??? in the 1430) is richer in pigments and this ink "clogs" more easily. I put "clog" in quotes because some people argue that strictly speaking the ink is not clogging but that air bubbles are impeding the flow.
Thanks, Paul. I exhausted other resources before having to ask you this.
Paul W.