Digital BW, The Print

Nick this was very helpful. I don't have a set of MIS purging carts,
so I used the Epson ink to purge the air out of my print head. Then
after letting the carts rest for an hour or two it did the centrifugal
spin and reinstalled them.  I printed one purge pattern and did a
nozzle test and was happy to see a perfect result. I was able to print
one nice image before running out of ink.

Thank you 
Morley


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Nick H. Nugent"
<nghin@p...> wrote:
> Hello Morley,
> 
> Your cartridges were pre-filled EZ Neutral b/w carts so they came to
> you with the vent holes sealed, and of course the fill holes plugged.
> Your initial attempt to use the carts with the vent holes still sealed
> was the main problem. After several cleaning cycles the print head
> chambers are now seriously blocked by air bubbles, or foam. And worse
> yet the cart outlets may also be filled with foam as well. The
> cleaning pump on these C series or new Epson printers are very
> powerful, it will pull air in around the rubber seal where the cart
> meets the printhead if the ink flow is blocked for some reason.
> 
> Some suggested you use the original Epson C86 carts to get back good
> nozzle checks, that's a great idea. The MIS purging carts will also
> work, maybe even better, to remove the trapped air pockets inside the
> head. The MIS purging carts are good at travelling into the head's
> tiny capillaries to break up foam.
> 
> Then if there is still ink in your EZ cart try this trick without
> using the bottom fill adapter: wrap your cart in a paper towel and
> place it in a plastic bag, tie the bag and cart with a rubber band,
> and give it several centrifugal spins with the cart outlet facing
> outward. You may not have enough ink to use the bottom fill adapter
> anyway. Then try again.
> 
> Good luck,
> --nick