Thanks, but now for a really dumb question: where is the "pad." Is it part of the printhead mechanism that holds the carts? Or the strip on the bottom of the compartment that the ink flows through? Thanks for your help. Steve --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "bgs" <bgs@b...> wrote: > I have put warm water on the pad and let it sit overnight plus an hour or > two. The first nozzle check after that was not good but I ran a cleaning > cycle after that nozzle check. Sometimes it took a couple of cleaning cycles > and nozzle checks and it cleared. I was told by the Epson guy that I use not > to use Windex or any other chemicals because it will eventually ruin the > heads. So far warm water has always worked. I also have the VM but in an > 1160.......bgs > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Kobrin" <skobrin@h...> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:20 PM > Subject: [Digital BW] 1200 clogfs > > > > I left my 1200 with MIS VM inks for 2 1/2 weeks and came back to > > clogs that will not go away, even after 9-10 cleaning cycles and a > > number of full prints. (I use prefilled carts.) While I know this > > topic has been covered at length on the list, I would appreciate a > > suggestion of a reasonable first step before I delve into the > > archives and go at this full tilt. > > > > The strange thing is that there is a great deal of variation in the > > nozzle check patterns with some not all bad and other where several > > of the inks are hardly there. > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and > other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at: > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > > > If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish to > unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting this same > page. > > > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > > - Include your full name with your message. > > - Include the address of your website, if you have one. > > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep > them short. > > - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject header. > > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or flames > > - Complete your Yahoo profile. > > - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the various > resources on the homepage. > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > >
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Re: [Digital BW] 1200 clogfs
2003-08-06 by Stephen Kobrin
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