Digital BW, The Print

Jim,

I searched the archives and distilled information from the many posts 
to the list on clearing clogs using various windex and paper towel 
techniques.  Over the weekend I tried these and on Sunday evening 
tried the printer again -- still no luck, the black nozzles are still 
partially clogged resulting in very noticeable banding.

Specifically, the left most black grid on top is mostly there, with 
just a few gaps showing up here and there.  The black grid on the top 
right is the one that has been the worst and gotten worse over time.  
Lots of gaps, not always in the same place after a cleaning cycle.  
The three grids below from the color positions have always printed 
out perfectly.

So, since the windex and paper towel techniques did not work for me, 
I'm wondering what to try next.  The windex direct injection as 
described on the MIS website?  I've thought about pulling both of the 
cartridges and putting in Epson OEM cartridges for awhile (read 
something about the Epson inks being good for clearing air bubbles).  
Or purchasing some cleaning cartridges from MIS and running those for 
awhile before installing new cartridges.

Any suggestions?  I sure would like to get back to making prints 
again.

Gary Benson
Eagle River, AK


<jimhayes@f...> wrote:
> Esp, what does the k nozzle check 
> look like. Is it completely missing? Are only some specific
> postions missing? Or does it jump around, always with spaces
> missing, but in 
> different places?
> Jim H.

> <bensonga@g...> wrote:
> >Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  :-(
> > 
> > Gary Benson
> > Eagle River, AK