Digital BW, The Print

Hi group,

just want to let you know about my efforts to eliminate the 
microbanding on my Epson 1290 with MIS VM-Hextones CFS. After having 
done everything that you guys suggested (including realignment of the 
printheads, windex-trick, cleaning the paperfeed, checking the 
nozzles with new, unpunctured aftermarket-cardrigdes...), the banding 
got better (especially after installing new aftermarket-
colorcardridges that had absolutely no microbanding), but is still 
there. So it has something to do with the ink-flow inside the CFS, I 
guess. Since the bandingproblem started after having flushed the 
cardridges with a syringe from the bottom, I guess I must have done 
something wrong during that step. Since I get perfect nozzlechecks 
and good alignment-patterns, perhaps there are airbubbles inside the 
CFS-cardridges that cause the microbanding? If so, how to get rid of 
them (perhaps I should flush the cards one more time)? Is there a 
less messy method of achieving this? Please help- I'm just about to 
dump the CFS and buy a HP 7960 or the MIS UT-cardridges...both quite 
expensive alternatives in comparison to the CFS.

Thanks a lot!

PEter