Digital BW, The Print

Solidly agree with the folks that recommend installing Epson carts. Do
no more than 3 cleaning cycles or you'll really see LOTS of skipping
around spaces!

Make sure parking pad is clean and rubber perimeter is free of gunk as
well.

Also: what is your local climate? Altitude?

SW USA can get very dry, esp in winter. Terrible for lots of 3rd party
inks, even weekly- the 1280 Epson dye inks where I live
(sometimes<20%RH, 5000 ft). I use a humidfier, go for 42-50%RH, but it
only partly helps. The 2200 is magic; I get literally maybe four clogs
a year, always cleared in less than 3 cleaning cycles.

Disagree that "cleaning carts" will work. Misnamed, unless they
changed the purpose of them in the last year. They were used only when
transitioning from one ink to another, incompatible ink.

Jim Hayes 





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Ranyart"
<dilcher@y...> wrote:
> I am getting inconsistant nozzle checks on a 1280 epson.  I print one 
> nozzle check, and I might have one small gap in the black position.  
> I re-clean, then, a small gap in a grey section that printed 
> perfectly on the previous nozzle check.  Very frustating.  If I 
> *ever* get a perfect nozzle check, I can almost be sure that the next 
> nozzle check or print job will have some screwed up nozzle positions.   
>  
> Very frustrating. 
>  
> I have had severe clogging problems the whole year and a half I have 
> had this printer.  First with Piezo inks, then, with Paul's new UT 
> inks.  I am at my wits end. 
>  
> I have tried: 
>  
> paper towel windex trick. 
> removing cartridges and inject windex via syringe trick. 
> coating rest pad with windex trick. 
> clean a few times, let rest a while, try again trick. 
> clean a few times, let sit overnight, try again trick. 
>  
> I have no more tricks left.  I am ready to chuck this thing in the 
> dumpster.  I would pay for a new printer (again) to get a decent 
> print, but I have no assurances that anything I buy will be any 
> better than what I have. 
>  
> I am now at the point of trying any drastic measure, as a last 
> restore.  I am willing to listen to anything.  Please post any 
> suggestions that will help me before I lose any last little thread of 
> sanity I have left. 
>  
> Thanks,