Digital BW, The Print

The "roto rooter" job will buy you about 2 weeks... good enough if 
you need to print right now, but get new tubes from MIS... even my 
new tubes only last ~3months.  Maybe I should try the eboni ink... 
any comparisons in output??

mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Michaels" 
<bob@b...> wrote:
> I never could clear my clogged line even after separating it from 
the
> cart. I just got another from MIS. They'll just send you a single 
tube
> and you tape it to the remaining other three. 
> 
> Maybe you could do a "roto rooter" job with a piece of fine wire
> 
> You should be able to pull enough ink through there to completely
> change the ink by the cart and just recycle what you pulled out back
> into the bottle. 
> 
> Bob Michaels
> 
>  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "frankg_photo"
> <fh.gross@s...> wrote:
> > 
> > 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
> > ================================================================--
- 
> > 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 ?
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
=====================================================================
> > > --- 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