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Re: how to avoid clogs article?

2004-05-02 by Scott Graham

Well, MIS double black congeals as it sits, which doesn't help.

But I would guess that the plugs are random.  People don't understand that a random 
distribution has big spikes and valleys cuz if it were uniform, it wouldn't be random.

 --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Kobrin" 
<kobrins@w...> wrote:
> Richard,
> 
> I have a 1200 and am still using the MIS-VM inks.  While I am 
> obviously a sample of one, I have come to the conclusion that clogs 
> are not randomly distributed.  My best guess is that there are some 
> carts that are problematic in one way or another and that they tend 
> to clog.  Another possiblility is weather, although I live in Philly 
> and cannot tell you that clogs are more frequent under any specific 
> conditions.
> 
> I find that there are times when I can go for months with infrequent 
> use -- less than once a week -- and all it takes is one or two 
> cleaning cycles and all is well.  At other times, I have had clogs 
>

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