Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "smithj72" <smithj72@y...> 
wrote:

> Jerry Olsen did not write the above passage on 4-15-02, I  wrote 
> that passage about a week ago.  I took the cartridges out while I 
> was trying to clean the heads with Jet Jrano fluid I bought from 
> MIS, not while I was away.

I wouldn't expect any results from Jrano, but from OEM carts there was 
hope of getting something- that seems to not have worked.
 
> For what its worth, it has been a week and a half since I first had 
> this problem, and still nothing fires at all.  I did try to flush 
with 
> OEM cartridges and flushing fluid and still nothing.  It looks like 
> warrenty replacement again for me.

As the one other poster suggested, it is time to go drastic with 
direct injection of some fluid or other. You have nothing to lose now. 
 I hate to suggest it, but what else is there?

  The new printer will be my 
> third in less than one year.  I am thinking of switching my B&W 
> ovet to the 1270.  Maybe the fact that it only prints at 1440 means 
> it has slightly larger nozzles and will clog less frequently?

No, that's to do with the transport mechanism not nozzle size. All 4 
picoliter, that is 1280 and 1160, etc, unless you have an 3000.

  I do 
> live in Florida, but my home is always climate controlled and I 
> can't believe I am having so many clogging problems.

In winter it is about 25%RH here, in Summer, maybe 30-50%RH. I get 
many clog problems in winter, even with a Slant/Fin humidifier running 
(the brand with the UV sterilization light) to kick it up to 38-44%RH. 
 I am starting to have far less clogs as Spring unfolds. It seems to 
like natural humidity better than machine induced humidity better. And 
the lower limit seems to be about 40%RH. At 35%RH I get lots of clog 
problems. I also run a draft purge print twice daily on my 1280. It 
uses less ink than having to do cleaning cycles. **I strongly 
recommend printing something small every day.** Makes quite a big 
difference.


  The wet 
> darkroom doesn't look to bad after all this...

there were PLENTY of problems, you just don't remember them<g>
Jim H.
> Justin Smith