Digital BW, The Print

This was on the list a couple weeks ago:



mepreuss wrote:


> I recently tooled a brand new C86 with MIS EZ inks and have been very
> happy with the results.  However on close inspection of the prints I
> see random black dots in any light area, including shaded and
> non-shaded areas.


Matt Haber wrote:

> I suspect it's a dirty head. I've had that problem, and cleaning the 
> underside of the print head with an ammonia saturate towel will clear 
> it up.




Marty, did you ever try cleaning as described? Did that solve the 
problem? (The random black dots are showing up in my prints, as well.)

Can anyone point me to a procedure for cleaning the underside of the C86 
print head with Windex (or etc)? The specific difficulty I'm having is 
understanding how to reach the underside of the print head. I'm a 
small-fingered man, but I can't come close to reaching it, and it is 
non-obvious to me how to remove it. (I *am* a mechanical moron, so none 
of this is surprising.)

I've gotten to the point where (excepting the black dots) I am really 
liking the output of this combination (C86-EZN) and I'm getting 
consistent, predictable results. I've made several prints now that I 
think are gorgeous, and I'm usually terribly nonplussed with my own 
results. I'm very impressed with this combination, and have to thank 
Paul Roark and his website again for turning me on to it.

Thanks for any assist,

--
Jeff Medkeff
Eagle River, Alaska