Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

Just for reference, my 1200 and 1280 did not come with the pad on the 
left but my 1270 did. They can't seem to make up their minds but it 
doesn't seem to be neccessary.

Martin


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> The Epson certified repair technician that is servicing my 1160 had 
a
> potentially very interesting observation.
> 
> He noted that the 1160 might have problems with pigmented inks due 
to the
> design of the ink pad and waste drain on the left side of the 
carriage.  It
> is designed for dyes, which soak right through the pad and then 
drain down a
> tube to the main ink waste reservoir at the bottom of the printer.  
However,
> pigments do not soak through this pad.  The liquid carrier may, but 
the
> particles make a sludge on top of the pad and ultimately start to 
get
> re-deposited on the head -- causing clogs and other problems.
> 
> So, what this person did with my 1160 is simply remove the pad so 
that the
> ink would just flow straight down the tube.  The tech says that 
newer Epsons
> do not have the pad, which he claims is not needed.  He recommends 
that
> anyone using pigments on an 1160 take some tweezers and pull out 
the pad.
> 
> I guess I'll find out whether this pad is needed or not, since the 
tech did
> remove it from my 1160.  I'll let you know whether I find any 
differences.
> 
> Does anyone have any information about this pad and why it's there?
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com