Digital BW, The Print

Perhaps I should keep my thoughts to myself in fear that I may join
the people suffering with MIS UT7 inks and an Epson 2200.

However, I must echo Paul Roark's remarks.  Upon his recommendation, I
bought MIS UT7 inks and refillable cartridges about 18 months ago for
a newly purchased second-hand Epson 2200.  A good number of nozzles
failed to print when I replaced the existing color cartridges.  Can't
recall what or where I obtained a nozzle cleaning fluid that was
applied to the parking pad.  If I recall correctly, I went through the
cleaning routine three times before getting a perfect nozzle check.

Sometimes after the printer has set for a couple of weeks (power off)
one specific nozzle will fail.  A single cleaning cycle clears it.  I
try to do a nozzle check at least once a week when I am otherwise
engaged than BW printing.

Reinald

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@...> wrote:
>
> 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.
> 
>  
>