Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

I'll try the MIS R2 PK and see if that will boost the dmax.  Does MIS  
have this ink on their web site yet?  I see "MIS Pro" listed for the  
R220, but no R2 ink.

Carl


On Nov 28, 2005, at 5:10 PM, Paul Roark wrote:

> Oddly, the 2400 can't handle the high loads of the older MIS PK  
> inks.  I ran
> into that issue with the R200/220 also.  So, for that system I  
> found the
> best dmax was with a PK that had a modified load and also was  
> neutralized,
> but not to the extent of the original PKN.  At any rate, the R2 PK I
> recommended to MIS, and I assume they are selling, is a PKN with a  
> modified
> load.  I have not tried it in a 2400, but it might be close to  
> optimal for
> that printer also.  I think the R2 carts are the same as the 2400,  
> so a
> pre-filled R2 PKn with a 2400 chip on it would test the idea.
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of  
>> John
>> Moody
>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:01 PM
>> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] MIS k4 black density
>>
>> I'm not entirely surprised at the Dmax Carl reported.  When I  
>> asked MIS
>> directly if the K4 photo black achieved the same Dmax as OEM K3,  
>> the reply
>> was "K4 is more stable".  That sounded like a no, to me.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> John Moody
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of  
>> Greg
>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 4:49 PM
>> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [Digital BW] MIS k4 black density
>>
>> Carl, are you printing in BiD or Uni-direction? If BiD, try using  
>> UniD
>> to see if the extra dry time between passes will bring your dmax back
>> up (or is it down??). Anyway, that might help you get back to a  
>> darker
>> black.