Digital BW, The Print

You guys might find this interesting.  I located two different sets  
of instructions on MIS's website.  The first,

http://inksupply.info/index.php? 
_a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=95

supports the flushing liquid process.  However, this page,

http://www.inksupply.com/7600inkchange.cfm

pretty much states the opposite. !? Is this for any MIS inks as long  
as you're replacing OEM inks? It seems that is exactly what they're  
saying.  I located these instruction from this page,

http://www.inksupply.com/purging.cfm

the link was under the "quick ink change procedure for the Epson 4000  
and 7600" heading, where they state that these procedures are new as  
of March 2005.  So maybe it isn't necessary after all?

Eric
www.ericashworth.net


On Aug 23, 2005, at 5:52 PM, dfaprinting wrote:

> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, hogarth@s...
> wrote:
> >
> > For the record, those three lines have had about five carts (110mm)
> > worth of cleaning fluid through them now, and I can still read the
> > nozzle checks for one of the channels. Ink is still clearly visible
> in
> > that line.
> >
>
> Ummm.. WOW! I can get my 9500 very clean with minimal effort. Have
> you purged the lines, and then load with the cleaning fluid? There
> should be a purge procedure in the users manual, supposed to do this
> before transporting the machine. Sequence should be as follows (for a
> good cleaning):
>
> Purge old ink. Install fresh cleaning carts, and let the printer do
> an initial charge, a couple more head cleanings for good measure,
> then another purge to remove the cleaning fluid. Install ink, let it
> do another initial charge, and print. If you really want to be
> thorough, then remove and clean all the dampers, or simply replace
> them, that is one of the most likely places that a little ink will
> hide, and hopefully the first point of failure if you do have an ink
> mixing problem.


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