Digital BW, The Print

Steve, when you were using the windex and pushing the fluid 
through the cart nozzle, were you able to have any fluid come thru 
the print head? The reason I ask, today I was printing and 
noticed a change in the print half way thru printing. I ran a test 
and the yellow slot printed absolutley nothing. I ran 20 or so 
cleaning cycles and got nothing. I pushed fluid thru the yellow 
slot nozzle and had fluid come out of the print head. The ink 
cartrage wasn't clogged either. I'm wondering If I may need a 
new cart system. My inks were low when I made the print, but 
had enough ink to do the print. Another thought also was that the 
yellow ink just ran out. I'm awaiting a color cartriage to see if the 
pigment just ran out or if I'm in a bigger jam than I think. I need 
40-50 prints by next Saturday. Nothing like stress.
-Dean







--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, 
"Stephen Kobrin" <skobrin@h...> wrote:
> I know that clogs are boring and have been discussed ad 
nauseum on 
> this list.  However, my experience my be useful to someone 
else.  I 
> tried everything I could find on the list or web including two 
> applications of Windex on the pads, Windex on the spikes after 
> pulling the carts, and too many cleaning cycles and purge 
prints to 
> mention.  I finally gave up and sprang of a new set of Epson 
carts 
> for the 1200.  That did it with two purge prints and a few 
cleaning 
> cycles.
> 
> I suspect the problem was that the carts themselves went bad 
when I 
> left them for 2 1/2 weeks.  The problem may have been that the 
color 
> cart was well under 1/2 full.  One last question.  Assuming I 
reseal 
> the epson carts with tape and wrap them well in saran wrap 
and foil, 
> how long should they keep?  It would be nice to have them 
around if 
> this happens again.
> 
> All in all, a small price to pay for about a year of increasingly 
> pleasing (at least to me) B&W printing.  Thanks to all who 
offered 
> suggestions.
> 
> Steve