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[Digital BW] Re: Epson 1800 & MIS ink??

2008-12-15 by pr_roark

It may be that the 1400 chips from MIS are auto-reset, the 1800 chips 
I have are not.  Maybe it's the mixing of auto-reset and not auto-
reset chips that triggers the problem.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Sharpe 
<asharpe@...> wrote:
>
> >>> As a matter of fact I have OEM Epson PK and Y in my R1800 now 
with MIS
> >>> inks in the other spots. No problems here.
> 
> Interesting. I wanted to try putting an Eboni K and leaving the OEM
> colors in my 1400, but Paul said it wouldn't fly because you 
couldn't
> mix OEM and 3rd party carts. I wonder why the 1800 allows it, and 
the
> 1400 doesn't?
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/14/2008 07:17 PM, gerardthomas517x wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>, "Roger"
> > <rsmith02@> wrote:
> >>
> >> I don't think any purge is needed, except maybe going from MK in 
the
> >> glop position back to glop.
> >>
> >> As a matter of fact I have OEM Epson PK and Y in my R1800 now 
with MIS
> >> inks in the other spots. No problems here.
> >>
> >> You need a full set of cartridges installed (can be just cleaning
> >> carts in the non MK positions) to print anything.
> > 
> > Roger,thanks for your reply.
> > Can i use the oem color cartridges if I so choose ?
> > Do you use the MIS color carts because they are more archival??
> > 
> >>
> >>
> >> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>,
> >> "gerardthomas517x" <gerardthomas517x@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I am interested in starting to print some b&w on the 1800
> >> > printer.I've read/re-read most of the info i could find,and 
I'm still
> >> > not quite sure exactly what step to take first..
> >> > On the inksupply .com website ,it says"that oem epson ink is
> >> > compatible with the black inks from MIS",and that no cleaning 
is
> >> > necessary.
> >> > Then on another page it states that cleaning is mandatory.
> >> >
> >> > 1.do I need to remove all of the oem inks,and purge the 
printer of oem
> >> > ink,first?
> >> >
> >> > 2..After purging the ink,do I put the oem color catridges back 
in the
> >> > printer ,or leave them out?
> >> >
> >> > 3. Do I print with the 3 black cartridges only?
> >> >
> >> > Any advise /help would be appreciated
> >> > Thanks for your patience
> >> > Mike
> >> >
> >>
> > 
> >
>

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