Digital BW, The Print

Eddie,
I can certainly appreciate your frustration. Been there. I think the 
reason noone has come up with a suggestion/solution is that you 
appear to have covered all the bases. Just one small detail - is 
there any chance your paper thickness toggle lever has moved ? This 
can cause slight banding.
Also, I dont know the no more carts setup as I have a cfs from mis - 
but I've had the black ink tube gummed up which prevented ink flow - 
had to replace the tube. 
Frank

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> UPDATE..
> I now am getting a  NO BLACK  nozzle check with the NEW CIS 
cartridge, and have re-installed the OEM Epson Dye cartridge set, and 
am getting PERFECT NOZZLE CHECKS, and DECENT color purge test at 360 
DPI with virtually no banding at all..My problem definitely seems to 
be somewhere between my MIS INKS and my NO-MORE-CARTS CIS 
system..even though I have FRESH INK, and NEW carts successfully 
VACUUM FILLED!
> 
> Boy could I use some advice here!
> 
> TIA (again)
> Eddie Wiseman
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: pahtspix 
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 8:37 AM
>   Subject: [Digital BW] 1160 Epson Banding on VM Sepia
> 
> 
>   Hello All..
>   My Epson 1160 has begun horizontal banding in the direction of 
print-
>   head travel..I have a NO-MORE-CARTS setup, and have been using 
MIS VM 
>   Inks until about a year ago, and have been using VM Sepia since 
then..
>   (using Paul Roark's GREAT curves in both situations)..I've ALWAYS 
had 
>   relatively MINOR clogging..usually on the black cartridge, which 
Ive 
>   been able to "undo through multiple cleaning cycles/Windex-in-the-
>   Trough, and then have no trouble for a week or two..I loaded NEW 
>   carts when I switched to SEPIA, and a new BLACK cart only when 
MIS 
>   went to EBONY on the black about 3 months ago..
>      Well, I recently had the proverbial "CLOG-from-HELL" about 2 
weeks 
>   ago, and contacted both NO-MORE-CARTS direct(where I originally 
>   purchased my CIS system}, and Bob from MIS and followed their 
advice 
>   to no avail..Oh yes..I was able to get "perfect" nozzle 
checks..BUT, 
>   I had VERY visible banding( even after VERY CAREFUL head re-
>   allignment")..Bob advised that I had "foam" in the carts and sent 
me 
>   a bottom fill adaptor, and NMC asked when I last changed my carts 
and 
>   how old my ink was (all somewhat recently acqired by me)..
>      I removed the CIS system, and replaced the carts with 
ORIGINALS 
>   from Epson, and after MULTIPLE cleanings, I was able to get a 
good 
>   nozzle check and virtually NO banding at 360 dpi..So I  assume my 
>   printer with only about 150-200 prints is "OK"..I then decided 
that 
>   my existing carts must be defective, so I purchased, installed 
and 
>   filled a new set of CIS replacement carts from INKJET ART ( NO-
MORE-
>   CARTS no longer sells direct)..And guess what..after MORE 
>   Windex/cleaning cycles and head alignments..I STILL have banding, 
but 
>   not quite as bad as with the OLD carts, but still VERY visible to 
the 
>   naked eye..I'm at the point where I'm close to trashing this 
unit..I 
>   need some "creative help"..PLEASE!
> 
>   TIA
> 
>   Eddie Wiseman
> 
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