Digital BW, The Print

I take your points, Clayton, thanks.

Well, I'm thinking of re-inking carts, so maybe the expense won't be
too bad. Been doing it on my HP's for years, so am somewhat used to
this drill.

Regards,

Paul

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones"
<cj@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Paul,
> 
> >OK, how about this scenario: I keep the color dye carts in their
> >original position (not as good as pigment, I know, but ok for the
> >occasional family non-archival snapshot), with the original black 
> >cart in its slot. Then, when I want to do BO, I put the Eboni in 
> >its place.  Simple! Also, Paul suggests it may be necessary to wipe 
> >off the pads during this exchange.
> 
> Every time you swap the cart the printer will do a cleaning cycle
> (which uses a lot of ink), so it's a very inefficient and expensive
> way to work.  If you don't mind that and don't mind doing the extra
> cleaning work then try it for awhile and see how you like it.
> 
> 
> >But how do I store the black cart I'm not using? 
> 
> Clean any stray ink off the poppet valve and put it in a plastic bag.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>