Digital BW, The Print

At 08:08 AM 5/21/2003, you wrote:
>The impression I get from people here is that clogs and frequent
>head cleanings, windexing, head removal for cleaning, etc, are par
>for the course with 3rd-party inks.   I've never received a straight
>answer here when I've asked why the 3rd-party ink makers can't get
>their stuff as clog-free as the Epson inks.

Maybe because it is more in accordance with human nature to sound off when 
there is a problem. Satisfied customers seldom contact customer service to 
render praise. That said, I am certainly a satisfied customer of both 
Mediastreet (color pigment ink) and MIS (b&w pigment ink). I have had a few 
clogs in a little over a year, but nothing major. And I live in Utah where 
humidity is very low year-round. Of course, as my CIS and CFS systems age, 
I can expect to need to replace them, but maybe I'll move up to a 7600 or 
something by that time.

I don't know why the third-party inks clog more than the OEM inks, but it 
does seem to be true. On the other hand, if I don't print with my Photo 700 
or my 870 for several days (both are used as office printers, not photo 
printers, and both use the stock Epson inks), I wll have to run several 
cleaning cycles to get good nozzle checks. But you're right, they don't 
seem to actually clog as solid as the pigment inks.

Stan

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