Digital BW, The Print

I really don't understand how one system would waste more ink than another.
From what I understand ink is only passed to the waste ink tank as a result
of cleaning cycles so something must be causing additional cleaning cycles
or perhaps more vigorous cleaning cycles. If you are getting a lot of clogs
then the additional cleaning cycles will use more ink, if the CIS thinks it
is running out of ink and automatically resetting the chip on the CIS that
may cause it to run more cleaning cycles, if the chips are not communicating
properly to the on-board circuit that may cause more cleaning cycles. Since
you have two different printers perhaps something in the one printer may
cause more ink to be passed during a cleaning cycle.

 

Tom 

From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 1:01 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Ink waste - cartridges vs CIS

 

Has anyone compared the ink waste on printers using a Cartridge 
system vis a Continuous Ink System (CIS)?

Or, do I have a printer from Hell, as Jon Cone referrers to some 
printers?

The reason I am asking is that I have two (2) Epson R2400 printers. 
One printer uses a cartridge system which I fill with K7 inks and the 
other printer use a CIS with K3 inks. The CIS is pumping (wasting) 6 
times the ink then the cartridge system. (CIS = 120 ml vs Cartridge 
= 20 ml for about the same amount of printing) 

The reason I know the amount is that I have added overboard waste 
systems to both printers per the following website. 
http://www.inkrepublic.com/KnowledgeBase/R2400WasteInk.asp

I am aware the Epson R2400 waste more ink then some other printers 
but I can not change that.

Any information will be welcomed.

Bill LaFever

 



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