Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for the advice. I was thinking of the oem epson, it was the 
cis that worried me, as you say i may have to just cut my losses and 
buy a new cis cart.

Vinny


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "jim hayes" <jimhayes@j...> 
wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Vincent Orlando" 
> <orlandovl@h...> wrote:
> > 
> > Need any info on parking my printer, 1200 epson, with cis and Mis 
VM 
> > inks for app 3 months. What is the best way to shut it down for 
that 
> > length of time and not have to throw it away when I return
> > 
> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> > 
> > Vinny
> > http://www.wulfsden.com
> 
> I disagree with Paul. Cleaning carts I have never had sucess with, 
> they are misnamed- only for switching inks, not "cleaning". Except 
> some that We-Ink sells and they will not work well for pigment 
inks. 
> Maybe someone has found something out there that I haven't, but I 
> remain cynical. Epson carts work like a charm.
> 
> You need to remove CIS and put in brand new Epson carts. Make sure 
you 
> run purge patterns until the nozzles are clear of the MIS ink and 
the 
> Epson is flowing freely. Epson ink has a solvent in it that keeps 
the 
> nozzles more or less open. Yet you will still need to run a purge 
> print, nozzle check, and maybe a cleaning cycle at LEAST every 
three 
> weeks. If it were me, I'd run one every 4 days even at that, but 
the 
> climate is dry here.
> 
> The next thing is make sure the humidity in the room NEVER, EVER 
drops 
> below 40%RH. 50%RH would be good, more than this is not needed. Try 
to 
> keep the temperature between 65 degrees f and about 72 degrees. The 
> printer doesn't seem to like over about 77 degrees, esp.
> 
> You might get away with the CIS intact for about 3-4 weeks, but for 
> three months-whew, you might want to plan on simply replacing the 
> carts at the tubing fittings and cutting your losses. Paul is 
correct 
> here, you will endanger your printer by trying to blow an old CIS 
into 
> it, believe me it's not worth it. So getting bottle caps with no 
> openings to seal the bottles is good, and wash out the tubing lines 
> prior to leaving. I have never replaced CIS carts myself but I know 
> what happens when you don't and try to install old ones.
> 
> I would also discard any ink that has been used in a CIS, operating 
or 
> not, after about 8-12 months, but I'm probably in the minority 
> opionion here. 
> 
> 
> A good alternative is to keep the CIS/ink in place and run the MIS 
> purge pattern on plain paper once or twice a day followed by a 
nozzle 
> check and no more than two-three cleanings. Put 40%ethanol to 60% 
> distilled water on the parking pad if this doesn't revive it.
> 
>  I have to run this nonsense every  12 hours just to keep my 
> 1280/CFS/MIS VM ink clear. When the humidity drops below 40%RH or 
the 
> temp goes above about 74 the number of cleaning cycles with each 
> interval print rises from 0-1 to 2-3. Very dramatic. I have 
problems 
> with keeping temperature down in the studio when it is too cold 
> outside for air conditioner to turn on, and currently am working on 
a 
> ventilation system that will draw in cold air from outside in fall 
and 
> winter.
> Jim H.