Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for the help, it is working now, however I tested it on a brand
new cartridge. When this one runs out, I will switch back to the
"faulty" one to make sure that it is indeed the air intake plug problem. 

On another note, the Eboni works perfectly with Claria inks. The
workflow is also very simple, no icc in the image at all. I just
select the BO curve in QTR for EEM and the default print is more of
less WYSIWYG. Slight tuning from the Gamma and Ink sliders makes the
print more representative. 

Banding is a problem though. Larger prints (8x10) do exhibit slight
banding towards the initial part of the print. I have not gone through
extra cleaning cycles to try to fix it yet. Any advises on getting rid
of banding? It is a brand new 1400 so I reckon clog head is not the
problem yet.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark"
<pr_roark@...> wrote:
>
> 
> > ... which one is the air intake plug? 
> > There are 2 plugs a black rubber one with a flap 
> > that is at the lower end of the cartridge 
> > (looking from the top) and a transparent rubber plug
> > that is above the black flappy plug. 
> 
> Remove the one with the flap that is closest to the end of the cart.  
> It's the air intake.  Ink can't exit the cart with the air intake 
> blocked.
> 
> Recall also that commercial carts are vacuum filled.  As such, these 
> plugs should be removed before the carts are installed.  Otherwise, 
> it's possible air will be pulled into the cart through the outlet 
> when the cart is installed and the outlet seal is broken.  So, you 
> may have air in the outlet that will need to be removed.  The fastest 
> way to do this with with a bottom fill adapter and a syringe.  
> 
> See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Mod_Bot_Fill.jpg
> 
> The bottom fill adapters are $0.50 items from MIS.  
> See http://www.inksupply.com/accessory.cfm?action=find&the_cat=1
> 
> A sharp scissor can cut the bevel on the end.
> 
> Good luck with the system.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com  
> 
>  
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark"
> > <pr_roark@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Be sure the air intake tab or plug has been removed from the MIS 
> > > cartridge.  
> ...
>