Digital BW, The Print

That is very good advice.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "dfaprinting"
<dfaprinting@y...> 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.