Digital BW, The Print

actually, maybe I'm wrong about the 'flow' i just tried again and i 
think the ink is only from the cart not through the lines - I'm 
pulling like crazy on the syringe and cant see any movement in the 
line
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In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "frankg_photo" 
<fh.gross@s...> wrote:
> thanks for all the pointers folks.
> 
> I have sucked the nozzle with the fat syringe and gottten the black 
> ink flow.
> 
> I have also tried epson carts with great success - printed the 4 
col 
> purge pattern properly. And also the regular test pattern.
> 
> But when I reconnect the quadtone inkset - back to same problem.
> 
> From what you've said it could be dry ink in the tubes ? But then 
why 
> the flow when I pulled it through with a syringe ?
> 
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Barry 
Kelsall" 
> <bktimes@h...> wrote:
> > Do you know which black you are using? If it is the co-solvent 
> black - that
> > ink has a nasty habit of drying out, even inside tubing of a 
> CFS/CIS. I
> > tossed my co-solvent black & am now using the Eboni exclusively. 
> You have to
> > order it from the UltraTone inkset, or specify it when you phone 
> MIS.
> > 
> > Checking the 1160 with OEM Epson carts is good advice, too.
> > 
> > Good luck,
> > BK