Digital BW, The Print

Ernst

No black change cart is inserted - only C, M and Y and no ink is drained
into these.  I think earlier comments re these simply locking down the
vacuum so no C, M or Y ink moves are correct.  So K gets drained into the
maintenance tank and no other.  Then there is a small amount of all inks run
through at the end of the changeover to ensure all are primed for action.
The use of the maintenance tank is significant.  I have primed the printer
and swapped the black ink twice now - once to matte and then back to photo.
The maintenance tank life is now only 36% according to the utility.  If
someone can tell me how to clean and reset the maintenance tank so I can get
more life out of it I would appreciate it.

Steve


> From: Ernst Dinkla <E.Dinkla@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 10:20:02 +0200
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Advice needed... 4000 vs. 4800???
> 
> Steve Kale wrote:
> 
>> One other 4000 vs 4800 factor:  you will chomp through the maintenance tank
>> in the 4800 far faster than the 4000 because that's where all the black ink
>> is dumped.  I do not know how much replacements are.
>> 
>>  
>> 
> Steve,
> 
> Is the black line emptied into the waste tank or into the "change" ink
> cart you insert at changing matte to gloss black and vice versa?
> As I understand your earlier report on the subject the heads are parked
> midway and the black ink is sucked back into the cart.
> 
> Ernst