Digital BW, The Print

Hi John,

Did you adjust the capping stations after you did the head replacement
and made sure that everything was running free and clear between there
and into the waste tanks?

If you already did an initial fill cycle and you're not seeing full
ink lines, sounds like there is something farther "downstream" -- that
is, assuming you flushed the feed lines and know for sure there isn't
any blockage between the carts and the dampers.

Ernst offered a couple of good "push" or "pull" methods earlier in the
week when we were talking about this. His comments are in this group,
 message #50317 on 10/25, so I'd refer to his suggestions. 

Basically, if you know the lines are clear between the cartridge and
the head because you've either pulled liquid through the line with a
syringe or pushed it as Ernst described, then you've got to make sure
that the capping station seal is good. Otherwise, all the inits and
KK2's are "sucking air" instead of ink.

Likewise, the lines from the capping stations down into the pumps and
waste tanks all need to be clear or the pumps can't do their job, and
there are a few ways to skin that cat. I'd start with the capping
stations, though. If the adjustment and seal looks good, Ernst offered
a quick method of priming the system "south of the caps".

Hope this helps...

Richard

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean"
<deanwork2003@y...> wrote:
> 
> I just replaced the heads on my Epson 7000 today and put in the
original set of dye carts 
> to start with. I did several initial fill procedures and 2 KK2
cleanings. The inks are inching 
> up the lines now but have still not reached the heads to show a
nozzle pattern. The black 
> channel however is not showing any ink yet in the line.
> 
> Is there something else I should do to bring the gravity to the
point of filling the heads?
> 
> The heads are new and clean as well as all the dampers.
> 
> The manual isn't helping me with this.
> 
> John