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Re: UT7 to Eboni-6: Flushing required?

2008-04-04 by Mark McCarvill

Thanks, Paul. Glad I asked. 

Mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark"
<pr_roark@...> wrote:
>
> I'd flush the system.  Eboni-6 uses a base that MIS (or Image 
> Specialists) says is not compatible with UltraChromes and many other 
> similar glossy bases.  They've somewhat hedged their statements in the 
> sense that I have not heard specifically that it is not compatible with 
> the UT glossy base.  However, I did try Eboni-6 with MIS Glop, and I 
> had some nozzle problems that I felt were not normal.  In my view there 
> is a very good chance Eboni-6 and glop are not compatible.  MIS glop is 
> in the UT7 inks, including the LK.  So, I would flush those lines, and 
> I would not use the UT7 LK with Eboni-6.  It is a different and likely 
> incompatible ink.
> 
> Good luck with the system.  
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Mark McCarvill" 
> <espresso_forte@> wrote:
> >
> > My 7600 uses UT7, with Eboni K, and the MIS funnel-fill carts.
> > 
> > I understand that flushing is required when going from Ultrachrome to
> > Eboni-6, but what about UT7 to Eboni-6?
> > 
> > Since the K and LK appear to be the same in both sets, can I assume
> > those 2 are fine?
> > 
> > For the other 5, do I need to get new funnel-fill carts, or can I just
> > drain the existing ones, refill with 5 the new inks and run some purge
> > patterns until the new inks reach the head?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Mark
> >
>

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