Digital BW, The Print

Hi Paul,

I just installed the EZN carts in my C86 ("virgin" printer)and am 
having banding problems with the magenta and yellow positions.

I've run about 6 cleanings and the printer is telling me that 
the "PK" is less than 20% full. The other inks are at least 3/4 full.

Can this be correct?

I've only printed one 7.125" x 7.125" photo.

(The photo look awesome, once I get rid of the slight "banding").

Scott 


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> No flushing is required when Eboni and PK are interchanged.
> 
> I don't know if the pre-loaded carts are the poppet valve type.  If 
not,
> they can take a fair number of cleaning cycles to get going. 
> 
> With the new, easy-refill, poppet-valve carts, I have interchanged 
blacks
> and find one cleaning is needed if it's been a while since the last 
change.
> 
> I'm now thinking that to avoid dried ink in the cart outlets, it 
may be a
> good idea to squirt some water at the outlet of the cart just taken 
out to
> wash the exterior ink off.  I'm using a syringe with water in it to 
do this.
> I then tape the outlet.
> 
> If you have not explored the convenience and lower ink costs of 
these new
> carts with bulk ink, you might want to check it out.  I'm easily 
and cheaply
> doing B&W & color, matte and glossy with a single C86.  I even have
> different types of PK available.  I've pulled UC PK out of a 7600 
cart for
> use with Epson Premium papers, where it has a significant dmax 
advantage.  I
> have a row of half-used carts next to the printer.  As needed I 
just squirt
> a little more ink into the top of the cart and re-set the chip. (I 
could
> use, however, a good profile for the MIS 7600 color pigs I'm using.)
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scott_now_coming [mailto:scott_now_coming@y...] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 10:58 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] MIS EZ carts interchangable?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I just ordered a set of EZN carts for a C86 that I will be 
purchasing 
> shortly.
> 
> I ordered the Eboni and the MIS Photo black.
> 
> Am I correct in assuming I can interchange these two black inks 
with 
> out flushing the system?
> 
> Thanks,
> Scott
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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