Digital BW, The Print

I have used a lot of MIS ink in a many different printers.  I can't say that
they are more or less prone to clogs than Epson ink, but the only time I
have clogs is when a printer sits unused for a week.  If you're having clogs
more than this there may be something wrong with the printer - like the
capping station is not sealing.  Cleaning the printer helps.  Junk can be on
the bottom side of the head and not wiped off by the wiper blade.  The blade
may be old and stiff or just dirty.  Pigments can pile up on the foam pad at
the left.

 

Remember with new empty carts that they need priming to get rid of the air
bubble.

 

I tend not to use MIS pre-filled carts.  I suspect MIS can't pull as good a
vacuum when filling these, so there could be an air bell at the outlet there
also.  When I vacuum fill a cart, I also shake it like a thermometer to help
get the ink down to the outlet and the air away from the outlet.

 

The refurb 1800 I recently bought was badly clogged with OEM inks when it
arrived.  MIS cleaning fluid finally ate through all the clogs, and there
has been no clogging at all with the MIS inks that are now in the printer.

 

I assume Epson inks clog less, but you should not be having daily clogs with
MIS or Piezo inks.  These 2 companies have really given us some great B&W
options.  They and the supplier of many third party companies - Image
Specialists - are great friends to the B&W market and to competition.  

 

Paul

www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.paulroark.com/>  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of djon43
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 4:29 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: MIS & Ink flow

 

Yes, I use UT7 with 2200 and have to unclog between uses, even if only
after a day. That's an expense I accept because I like the looks of
UT7. I don't know if that's typically 20% but it surely is sometimes,
when multiple unclogs are necessary...which means each cart costs an
extra $2-3 if one compares to OEM.

From the beginning I knew/believed clogs were certain with MIS and
every none-OEM, and I've not seen any credible report to the contrary.
I've had a grand total of one clog with OEM in that machine in several
years. 

Is Piezo any less clog-prone? I can't think why it would be and I'm
not interested in experimentation. 

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eThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Richard
Smallfield <r.smallfield@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> having installed my first MIS cartridges in years, I've used up 20%
of the ink just trying to get a good nozzle check on my 2100. more
than enough to offset any price advantage, at least with prefilled
carts. Maybe with a CFS it would still be worth it for me, but I
haven't the time to spend just getting the nozzles to work.
> 
> This never happens with OEM inks and is the reason why I gave up on
UT inks years ago.
> 
> The idea of using MIS inks appeals, but I can't see myself changing
over again with this sort of performance.
> 
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