Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> I swap carts all the time.  With some care, it's no problem.
> 
> What I do with the old cart is rinse the outlet off with a squirt of 
water
> from a syringe.  I then put a piece of tape over the outlet (with an 
end
> folded over to make removal easy).  These procedures are to avoid 
the
> possibility of ink drying on the outlet and then getting into the 
head.
> 
> Previously used carts that have been treated this way almost always 
give
> perfect nozzle checks when re-installed.
> 
> By the way, with cotton papers I prefer to use a warm cart in the Y
> position, with neutral ones in the M & C.  This, to me, gives a more
> evenly-toned ramp.  Many cotton papers get an excessively cool 
shadow area
> otherwise.
> 

Thanks, Paul. That's exactly what I was looking for. I also appreciate 
the reminder about the warm cart in the Y position. I'm using EEM and 
HPR, so I'll definitely try that. 

Mitch