Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "B. Alex Pettit 
Jr." <a_pettit_jr@y...> wrote:
> Hello Wilfred,
> I have Exactly the same problem:
> 
> I purchased a used E3000 with the original Piezo inkset.
> It was wonderful - every nozzle test was perfect, 'airbrush'
> like greytones and it never required cleanings in over two 
> months- of light use.
> The inks ran out and I replaced them with the PTs. BadNews.
> 
> I also purged the nozzles with the original flush carts
> and installed a PT inkset. My cyan position ink requires
> one cleaning cycle prior to every print session ( different 
> nozzles each time ), and I see lots of microbanding.
> Other inks show problems less frequently, but one cleaning
> cycle results in a perfect nozzle test, but never perfect
> printing...... These prints are fair, but surely
> not of the outstanding quality I had with the Original Piezos.
> 
> I am pretty much planning to go back to Sundance Inks
> when these carts run out.
> 
> Anyone have any suggestions ? This is not a not clogged head
> problem, more like something related to an ink feed.
> 
> SO, for what its worth, I have the same problem, but
> have not found a solution. I have printed 6 16x20s and
> several smaller prints; the problem remains consistent..
> 
> Best,
> Alex
> Orlando Florida
> 
> --- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "wilfredm71047" 
> <wilfredm@b...> wrote:
> > I reciently swithced from the old original Piezo ink to the PT 
> > Selenium. I did a flush with the original flush carts and plenty 
of 
> > purge prints. I have had a problem since installing the ink. 
After 
> > every print job, I have to do a nozzle cleaning. I can print one 
21 
> > stepwedge and then do a nozzle check and its bad. One cleaning 
cycle 
> > clears it up, but after the next print it re-occures. The printer 
is 
> > an Epson 3000 and has a brand new black nozzle head that was 
> > installed just before the new inkset. The black nozzle seemes to 
> > check bad more often than the others but still the other nozzles 
> > check bad along with the black a lot of the time. 
> > Thank you Wilfred.