Digital BW, The Print

Bernd,

You wrote:

>Switching from one inkset to another often leaves a lot of
>"unusable" ink behind. For example, I've been running out of the
>Piezo yellow-substitute on my 1160, while my black and cyan
>stays more than half full and magenta has a reasonable rest too.
>...I do not want to buy Piezo
>inks again  so must I pour out  the Piezo-rest into the sink or can
>I use it with any of the other inksets ?

>Which inks of the different sets can substitute each other...

MIS VM K = MIS FS K = (for practical purposes) Piezo K

The mid-tone inks are all different.  MIS VM grays are the warmest, Piezo
next warmest, and FS midtones the least warm -- but still medium warm.

While the mid-tone inks are different, they are compatible and the densities
of certain of the inks are the same.

MIS VM cyan density = (within 1%) MIS FS cyan density = Piezo cyan density.

MIS FS magenta-position density = Piezo magenta density.

MIS FS yellow-position density = Piezo yellow density.


I don't know what success one would have mixing inks in a CIS.  I suspect it
would work fine, but no guarantees.  Since the option is to throw out the
CIS, there is not much lost in trying it.  You might start by adding small
amounts of the new ink and mixing the inks in the bottle first.  This might
spread out the color differentials to the point you'll never see them.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com