Digital BW, The Print

Nick,

Where did you learn how to change out the jet heads?  Is there a 
reference you could direct me to?  I just purchased a 1280 for use 
with both MIS UT2 and color pigmented inks, and am building up my 
reference library of "Recovery Data" for the day of that inevitable 
clog!

While I'd like to have a 1280 for B&W and a 2200 (or 1800) for color, 
this amatuer doesn't do enough printing to keep two printers happy.  
My approach is to use three sets of cartridges.  The sets will be 
filled with UT2, A color pigment inkset that I have not yet selected, 
and cleaning solution.  The cleaning cartridges will be used between 
every ink change to prevent mixing and also for proactive 
preventative measures.

From your experience, what would you recommend for cleaning 
solution.  I've seen several mentions of Windex, but there is 
also "cleaning solution" you can buy.  What is you experience?

Thanks for sharing your experience.

Bob M

"Nick H. Nugent" <nghin@p...> wrote:
> 
> I can totally empathize with Jim on this issue. Can you imagine I 
own
> three 1160s and two 740s, those that are known for clogging 
problems.
> MIS stopped supporting the 740s due to their marginal ability to 
pump
> pigment inks.
> 
> I still have them and they are still running great with MIS 
Ultratone
> inks. But there is always that fear that one of these days I will 
have
> to spend hours or even days fighting clogs that make you want to
> declare war against all things inkjet.
> 
> I have developed quite a skill in maintaining these printers and 
able
> to remove a head and put it back in under 1 minute, still I hate the
> fact that every time I need to make a print I have to go through the
> ritual of printing a nozzle check pattern, a purge pattern, then
> another nozzle check, just to make sure I don't start to get banding
> in the middle of a large print.
> 
> I happen to have one of a newer printers, the C80, which is 
infinitely
> more reliable than my older ones, so I believe the newer 
> printers such as the 2200 should give less trouble than the 1280.
> 
> So Jim I wonder if you should go for the 2200 even if you use the BO
> workflow. I'd love to get a 2200 to replace my 1160s once they stop
> printing. But getting a 2200 just to use the black ink might be too
> much of an overkill.
> 
> I hope to hear good news from you that all the nozzles are 
restored -
> with pigment inks - and you don't have to get a new printer.
> 
> --nick