Digital BW, The Print

another vote for dye ink carts as the way to solve pigment clogs in a
1280. It's always worked for me. 

BTW the $5 Chinese dye ink carts from MIS seem to work just as well as
the high dollar Epson ones. I keep a set on hand just for this reason. 

Bob Michaels

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jgmdp1000"
<jgmdp1000@y...> wrote:
> 
> I have been using UT2 inks in an Epson 1280 with the usual slight
clogging problems that 
> could be easily resolved with the normal cleaning utility. After not
using the printer for 
> three weeks, I have encountered a clog in the black ink head that
won't go away. About 
> 50% of the head showed clogging and misalignment and after 2 days of
using advanced 
> cleaning techniques (lint free wipes impregnated with windex,
syringing diluted windex 
> through the print head) recommended here and on other web sites, the
head has been 
> improved about 95%. When I run a nozzle check there is still one
line that is jagged and 
> misaligned, the result being tiny white spots on the print. Running
the alignment utility 
> didn't help.
> 
> Questions: Is there any other method for cleaning this problem? If
removing the head is 
> necessary where might I find instructions? 
> 
> I hate to write this printer off as I fianlly have the printer and
ink set dialed in and the 
> results generated by it with the UT2 inks are spectacular.  Thanks.