Digital BW, The Print

Vinny, it's a gamble. You could just reinstall the CIS and have no 
problem. Me, I think to myself, whay should I take a chance of having 
to revive both printhead and CIS? I have at times been able to recover 
a head, only to block it up immediately with a stored CIS. I now use 
CFS system, a cheaper alternative, lesser in quality...but it allows 
me to just toss the main part whenever a chunk of time has passed.
Jim H.




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Vincent Orlando" 
<orlandovl@h...> wrote:
> 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.