Digital BW, The Print

Richard:

I use an 1160 with a CIS kit and as far as ink flow it is pretty much 
utterly reliable.  I have had problems with pigmented ink residue 
collecting on the bottom of the print heads, necessitating frequent 
cleaning, but not recently since using a different ink formula, so I 
can't blame that on the printer.

I use a quad black system and for my use the 1160 is a terrific 
printer.  I'm looking for another one as a backup / second ink set.

That said, I can't imagine why any printer would fail to flow ink 
from a new cart unless the heads themselves were clogged.  If you 
send me your email address off list I'll send you a word doc 
attachment with some pretty comprehensive cleaning procedures that 
might resurrect your 1200.

Michael Wade


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Richard 
Smallfield <r.smallfield@p...> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've had to retire a 1200 printer from using UT1 inks, because it 
was so hard to keep the inks flowing.
> 
> The HP 7660 is brilliantly reliable, but I miss A3 Photo Rag prints.
> 
> After seeing Roy Harrington's print comparison page (thanks a lot 
Roy), I've started wondering whether an 1160 might be a more reliable 
alternative, because of the larger droplet size - and I'd definitely 
use it with a CFS.
> 
> (I found that most of my ink problems started when I changed carts -
 I couldn't get the ink going again - so a CFS must surely be easier.)
> 
> Is an 1160 likely to be much more trouble-free than a 1200? I can't 
afford the time I spent tinkering with the 1200 trying to keep it 
going.
> 
> thanks,
> Richard
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