Digital BW, The Print

I'll call MIS and probably get a replacement set of carts to try 
out... if I can get it working, it would be great, if not, into the 
garbage and lesson learned.  

thanks,

mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Edward Wiseman" 
<pahts@c...> wrote:
>      I ALSO have 2 1280's, and each once had a CFS/CIS (along with 
my
> previous 2 1160's), and I made the switch to the MIS spongeless 
carts..And
> GUESS WHAT??   It seems as though ALL my clogging/foam issues have 
finally
> disappeared!..I'm using LYSON Fotonics on my color unit, and MIS 
UT2 inks in
> my B&W 1280....I couldn't be happier!..yes I also use a set of 
disposable
> gloves when re-filling..but each re-fill seems to be 
getting "NEATER!"..
> 
> Just my 2 cents...
> 
> Eddie Wiseman
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Johnny Eades" <jeades1@s...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 7:11 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: problem w/MIS spongeless UT-FSN... help 
possible?
> 
> 
> I have two 1280---one loaded with MIS color inks and the other with
> UT2 inks for BW. Till I got the spongeless carts, I had much trouble
> with clogs (air bubbles more likely thn clogs). Now I have not had 
any
> trouble other than the occasional ink drop on the page being 
printed.
> That was most likely from the print head hitting a bent corner of 
the
> papaper being used. I don't think I'm doing anything different than
> anyone else, but I wouldn't ever go back to spongefilled carts.
> Filling these clear spongeless carts is so simple and clean now 
that I
> fill them in about 5 minutes. I do wear rubber gloves to keep my 
hands
> clean though.
> 
> Your friend in Photography,
> 
> Johnny
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven
> Karafyllakis" <steve@s...> wrote:
> > This is more a 1280 problem than the fault of spongless carts. A
> > year or two back when the 1280 was the newest machine in use, 
there
> > was an endless string of 'clogs from hell' being reported. I 
finally
> > gave up and put dyes back in mine. When I switched to the 
spongless
> > carts, I had no trouble whatsoever-until I put Eboni in the K
> > position, whereupon it clogged up in a matter of 2-3 prints. Let's
> > face it, the 1280 was made for dyes-we've been lucky to be able to
> > use it at all with pigments.
> >
> > Steve Karafyllakis
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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