Digital BW, The Print

For the record, I obviously concur with Clayton's comments below, except I
do a nozzle check if the printer has been sitting unused for a few days.  I
would never have continued with MIS and its inks if I had problems.  And I
have had clogs with Epson OEM and HP inks.  Any can clog.  

Even assuming for the sake of argument that un-coated pigments might clog
slightly more than Epson's coated UC pigments, what little difference might
exist is vastly outweighed by the advantages of the third party pigments.
This group and good B&W printing would probably not exist but for third
party pigments.

Clayton wrote, in part:

> I have UT7 in my 2200 and it almost never clogs even after sitting for
> 2 weeks.  When I want to print I don't even bother with a nozzle check
> any more.  I had what I thought were clogs in the beginning but I
> finally figured out it was air getting in there when I changed carts.
>  I'm refilling the EZ top-fill carts.
> 
> The best prevention I've found is first to have two sets of carts so
> the replacement is ready to go.  When I change the cart the slot is
> open to the air for just a couple seconds at most.  Then, before doing
> anything I let it sit for a few minutes (before pushing the ink
> button) to let the ink in the new cart settle down into the head.
> 
> ...

> As for MIS, I've found them to be far better than many other vendors,
> and I'd be lost without their products.  They rate high in my book.
> Sorry you are having such a hard time - maybe you got stuck with a bad
> printer.


Paul
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