Digital BW, The Print

Hello Mark,

Sorry to hear of all your trouble with this model of printer. I have 
two of them (one for color, and the other for BW). The one I use for 
color was bought off eBay and I have had some clogging till I 
started using the spongeless carts from MIS; and the other for BW 
has given me no trouble from day one and it also uses the spongeless 
carts. I am using the UT2 inks and have had no clogging at all. The 
key part of the procedure is to prime the carts before placing them 
into the printer. I know it's no solution for you at this point, but 
just didn't want everyone to think all 1280 printers were like yours 
unfortunately turned out to be 

Your friend in Photography,

Johnny





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mark_roth_505" 
<mark@m...> wrote:
>
> After only 2 years of owning this printer, 
> $300 printer
> $200 CIS system
> hundreds of dollars in ink
> $$$$$$ paper
> $$$$$$$$$$$$$ hassle
> all internet ideas/fixes...tried/failed
> all cleaning/clogs from hell fixes...tried/failed
> 
> let's just say, around $1000 ballpark spent within only the last 2 
> years, would you want this 1280 printer with these nice bands, 
> clogs, garbage?
> 
> http://members.acmenet.net/~roth/images/epson-1280.jpg
> 
> ANYONE THINKING OF BUYING A 1280 EPSON PRINTER? Please refer me to 
> the page where Epson has acknowledged the problems with this 
> printer, and the fixes they have gone forward with on their new 
> printers, to prevent all the clogging issues, and other garbage 
> issues such as the fact that after only a short time period, the 
> cleaning cycles suck out all your expensive ink, that it not only 
> rips off your ink and your wallet, but it renders the printer 
> dead... while at the same time doubling and tripling the prices of 
> their new 13x19" printers...?. 
> 
> Meanwhile, I feel ripped off, obviously. 
> 
> Anyone have any ideas on HP or Canon printers? I'll buy one and 
come 
> up with the frigging curves, if anyone has any positive luck with 
> one.
> 
> Best, 
> Mark
>