Digital BW, The Print

Will the 2200 running UT7 clog less than the 1280 running UT2? 

I posted here a week or so ago with a clogged jet on my 1280.  I 
followed advice given and tried to clear it with windex, but after 
several treatments couldn't improve it.  I even took the head off and 
squirted about three syringes of windex through it until I could get 
a nice even spray of the stuff through the head. Put it all back and 
the clog is still there.  Then I tried leaving windex in the head for 
8 hours or so and still, no improvement.  I give up.

Now I'm eyeing my 2200, which has thus far enjoyed only Epson inks 
and has rewarded me by never clogging in nearly two years.  Am I 
crazy to put UT7 in it?  What about an Epson 4000?   Do we think the 
UT2 and UT7 inks will ultimately clog all of these printers?


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Michaels" 
<bob@...> wrote:
>
> MIS PRO color inks have become another reason for the 1280 
continuing
> utility. They make the 1280 color output the equal of the more 
recent
> models. And, no clog problems. 
> 
> I have an four plus year old 890 that mostly uses the MIS $5 cheap
> Chinese ink carts for general home office use although it get other
> inks including pigment from time to time. Absolutely reliable. I 
think
> John Dean's observation about the dye ink flushing out the crud is 
valid. 
> 
> Bob Michaels 
> 
>  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > 
> > > I think there is production variance in the 1280's...
> > 
> > That may be the case.  I've thought perhaps the single color cart
> instead of
> > individual ones makes the spacing of the inlet pegs and cart 
outlet
> ports
> > critical.  That may, in turn, be more of a problem with third 
party
> carts
> > that are not quite up to the Epson standards.  But, I'm 
speculating
> here.
> > 
> > ...
> > > Lastly, 1280's only last a few years with pigments before they 
develop
> > > a fatal problem with an increased tendency to clog...
> > 
> > That's probably the case.  Here is where I wonder if some routine
> > Windex-in-cart maintenance would improve the situation.
> > 
> > I've been discussing the issue with MIS, and they think the 1280 
is
> still a
> > viable platform.  As such, I'm going to port the UT-3D to it 
also. 
> That may
> > fill the void of affordable 13" printers for the inkset.  (The 3D 
is
> running
> > on the 2200, but it seems to be getting hard to find and is much 
more
> > expensive.)
> > 
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> >
>