Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for the suggestion...I like half of your test suggestion :-)

I don't want to imperil the OEM 2200 by installing alien ink, but I
will install OEM in the B&W machine for a couple of sessions to see if
that works more reliably. 

Why would a "drain tube" cause clogging?

Is the "drain tube" that 2mm clear tube connected with the pad?

Mine does appear to be clear...but maybe it's clogged at one end...

Do you have a process for cleaning it? 

John

 






--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "koloshor"
<koloshor@...> wrote:
>
> My personal experience is that a 2200 that has a fouled cleaning
> mechanism, a plugged drain tube at the capping station, or a fouled
> pad in the capping station will clog, no matter what inks are in it,
> and a clean, working 2200 won't clog with either UT7 or Epson UC. One
> of my 2200 has had MIS inks for years, without a clogging problem,
> longest off time about 2 months.
> 
> Try pulling the carts from both printers and putting the UT7 in the
> machine that has the color, and the color in the machine that
> currently has the UT7. If the machine still clogs now that it has
> colors, it's the machine that needs work...
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "djon43"
> <djon43@> wrote:
> >
> > Using Epson color pigments with 2200 I've had only one clog in several
> > years.. three weeks of sitting "on," no problems ...works great for
> > B&W with QTR...
> > 
> > HOWEVER  MIS UT7 in another 2200 clogs between sessions after sitting
> > "on" or "off" for a week. Usually OK just sitting for a day or two.
> > It's easy to unclog (one or two cycles), but is Piezo ink less of a
> > clog hassle?
> >  
> > Does one or the other look better on some typical fine paper, such
> as HPR?
> > 
> > Is one or the other easier to control when printing? 
> > 
> > Does one seem to dry faster than the other AFTER printing? 
> > 
> > I have the impression that MIS UT7 dries faster than 2200 Epson
> > color...your experience? What about Piezo?
> >
>