Digital BW, The Print

Ernst,

I had a similar problem here with Epson 3000. The black ink 
was over spraying on one side on carriage return. I thought 
the printed was broken, but I tried with dye inks and 
everything is just fine. I didn't complain because the UT-WM
inks are experimental.  

Kemal

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Ernst Dinkla wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 6:47 PM
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] QTR2 for Linux
> 
> > Ernst,
> >
> > >...
> > > that strange spraying happens with all the three 9x00
> > >printers a friend and I have loaded with Eboni black. ...
> >
> > Is it possible there was some residual dye on the parking
> pads -- even maybe
> > the dyes that were in the old black pigmented inks?  I think
> Eboni on the
> > pads can react with old dye and make solids that then stick
> onto the heads.
> > I had some problems with a 1280 that had been using dyes, and
> it was
> > eliminated as soon as I thoroughly rinsed/cleaned the pads
> (with Windex --
> > an ammonia solution, I think).
> >
> > Paul
> > http://www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> Paul,
> 
> We did a lot of work in cleaning the CIS systems at the change
> between the old ink and the Ultratone. It is correct that the
> Generations black is 25% dye and on one system the change was
> from Epson dye to Ultratone. But on two systems we renewed the
> black head to see whether that made any difference, it didn't
> (the heads were cleaned with Windex as well). Two 9000's are
> running Ultratone, the other one MIS 7600. All colours will print
> excellent but not the Eboni black. I have another untouched pint
> of the same Eboni black delivery but I wouldn't like to see the
> same symptoms when we use that one. The best prints I got was
> when it was really hot in the Netherlands, looks like the ink
> needs a warmer environment to flow. I guess the pigmentation of
> the Eboni black is at the edge of what is still printable with
> the 9000. The alignment and nozzle check patterns show shaky
> lines for the black with a lot of droplets thrown around them at
> random. The nozzles don't clogg. Could be an electrostatic charge
> issue too. I wrote MIS about it before the weekend but they have
> not replied yet. A recent delivery of MIS 7600 ink runs smoothly
> in 9600's. Bob had some reservations about the use of Ultratone
> ink in 9000's when we ordered the inks in March. We were aware of
> the testing stage so it is certainly not a complaint. But it
> surprised me that there was never a similar message on this list.
> 
> Ernst
> 
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