Digital BW, The Print

Bruce,
I have a 980 (which some say is the the smaller version of the 1160) 
that would not print through the yellow head after recently sitting 
in storage for a month. I did not have a CIS on it but had ink carts, 
but the problem was fixed by switching out the cartridges with 
cleaning cartridges, printing several 8x10 'prints' through the 
cleaning carts (which I believe are filled with windex), running a 
cleaning cycle, then putting back the ink carts...it then worked 
fine. Don't know if this would fix your prob. but I know those 
cleaning carts have worked great on my 980 both with the above 
problem, and with changing from dye inks to Mis quad inks.
Best, Mark R.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "blokebam" 
<allozzie@b...> wrote:
> Hello all
> 
> I finally gave up with trying to print using the Epson 2100 and 
> decided to go with the MIS variable mix quadtones inks. I purchased 
> a new Epson 1160 and ordered the inks and a continuous flow system 
> from inksupply.com in the states.  I fitted the CFS and followed 
the 
> instructions supplied and what followed was like all my Christmases 
> had come at once, beautiful black and white prints from an inkjet 
> printer. 
> 
> For two days the printer worked fine but on the third day the 
yellow 
> ink (vm-quad-4-y) refused to flow. I followed the trouble shooting 
> guide and swapped the CFS for the original Epson cartridges, after 
a 
> few cleaning cycles all was well. I then followed the second 
> solution of pulled the ink through the cartridge using the blocked 
> line procedure and refitted the CFS. After all this I still have my 
> original problem. A few more details, all the tubes are full of 
ink, 
> The inks pulled through the tubes with out a problem and when doing 
> a nozzle check there is zero ink coming out of the yellow section.
> 
> Would anyone have come across this problem before or have any idea 
> as to where the problem lies or even better a solution. I have 
> emailed inksupply, com but the replies have been very slow in 
coming 
> and I am yet to have an answers to my problem. All help very much 
> appreciated – Bruce
> 
> Bruce McKean
> allozzie@b...
> www.brucemckean.com
> Australia