Digital BW, The Print

Hi Tony,
The inks I received from MIS have an expiration of 7/6/07, presumably 
near to the same batch as yours. On top of the other problems I've 
noted with color in the new inks, my 1160 has begun spitting and 
clogging. I don't think it is the CIS/Cartridge change, since I've 
changed cartridges before, charged it the same way. I'm beginning to 
wonder if there is some correlation between the two problems. I'd be 
interested to know if you are having any other difficulties besides 
noticing the color changes. 

It's very disconcerting!

ken


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Tony Kelly 
<tonyk@d...> wrote:
>
> This is of concern to us as well. Since recently installing a new 
CFS with
> new VM inks on our 1160 we have also found it impossible to achieve 
the same
> warm tones we could previously.
> 
> I wonder then if the ink has changed either by accident or design. 
The
> latest VM-QUAD-4M we have has an expiration date of 7/18/07. 
Unfortunately
> we don't have any of the older ink to compare with but Ken's swab 
test
> certainly fits with what we are seeing with prints we are producing.
> 
> I'd be interested in anyone else's experience re this.
> 
> Tony Kelly
> 
> http://www.digital-lucida.com.au
> 
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