Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "djon43" 
<djon43@...> wrote:

This may be a bit off topic, but what method do you use daily to 
unclog the printer? I am having a hard time getting a good purge 
sheet to print in spite of running 3 cleaning clycle, print a purge 
sheet, clean more print again etc.

Regards, Tony


> 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. 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@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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