Digital BW, The Print

Jim, there are a couple of CIS systems now available for the 2200. Are
you or will you be using one of these?

and if you do, would you be using the MIS ultratone inks? Maybe the
printheads have been improved on the 2200. They should have done
SOMEthing to it to justify it's much higher price. Perhaps the printhead
is much more industrial strength than the 1280?

I'm getting pretty fed up with all the clogging and banding with the CIS
systems, considering how little problem this is with the epson inks and
cartridges.  But I just cannot and will not pay 70 percent more for
epson inks. I'm too much of a tightwad. And also, they STILL don't make
an inkset for just black and white prints.

Jerry



jim hayes wrote:
> 
> I've been reading a lot about Eboni ink clogging in 1280 this morning,
> after a few days hiatus from the group.
> 
> I think it's far far too early to speculate if this is a problem or not.
> 
> Forgive me if I repeat some from previous posts.
> 
> I will throw out one observation I've been making over the past three
> months: My 2200 with Epson UC ink is nearly clog free. I have ruined
> six prints due to banding, a very small number, and it hasn't happened
> for awhile. I've only had to do maybe 4-6 head cleanings in three
> months to get perfect nozzle checks. I check the nozzles maybe every
> week to ten days and they almost always are perfect.
> 
> My 1280 used to run standard VM inks in it and I would check the
> nozzles twice a day. Roughly 1/4 of the time the nozzle check wasn't
> good. So obviously I ran lot's of cleaning cycles.
> 
> Since then I put Epson carts back in and turn the 1280 on and run a
> nozzle check every week. Roughly 1/2 of the time I get a bad nozzle
> check that takes 2 or three cleanings to clear- or some times I have
> to let it sit overnight. It not confined to the k ink- any color can
> go bad.
> 
> That's quite a difference in maintainance 2200 vs 1280, esp
> considering I now have original Epson DYE ink in the 1280.
> 
> Perhaps there is old VM residue in the 1280 head. Or my environment is
> just too tough on printheads. I do have a C62 printer as well that has
> always had OEM dye in it and it clogs regularly too.
> 
> Something about the 2200 resists clogging. I don't know what it is.
> Even dye ink in the 1280 gives trouble. I don't know why.
> 
> I'm not implying anything here I hope- more like I have open questions
> about the behavior of these two printers sitting side by side that I
> can't resolve. I don't know what would happen if one put Eboni ink in
> 2200 or Epson UC ink in 1280...
> Jim H.
> 
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