Digital BW, The Print

I think I have a mix of autoreset and not chips in my R1800- it's hard
to keep track because I swap them out when they fail.

I find the autoresetting annoying as they reset before they're depleted.

Actually, at the moment I have a R2400 PK cart in my R1800.  The Dmax
is the same and it basically looks like the same ink (no color shifts
when using it)

I didn't even change the chip on it.  I just took a razor to the
plastic part on the front that keeps it from fitting in the R1800
(look for the protrusion that's different between your R1800 OEM carts).  

Mike, I mix carts because:

1. Epson ink is too expensive  
2.  I think R1800 Epson prints are ugly- they look plasticky on glossy
paper and look wet on glossy.  
3.  MIS ink looks less glossy and nicer to me  
4.  The Aardenburg tests showed MIS yellow fades quickly so I use
Epson K3 Ink from a 110ML cart for yellow.
5.  My R1800 bands so I can't use Best Photo and MIS PK has a lousy
Dmax with Best Photo so I use R1800 or K3 PK to go from a Dmax of 1.9
to 2.4 on luster-type papers.  Unfortunately there's a difference in
glossiness between K3 PK and MIS other inks but it's not too
noticeable on most papers.  I wanted to see if R2400PK was less glossy
than Epson R1800PK- it's not.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark"
<pr_roark@...> wrote:
>
> 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
> > >> >
> > >>
> > > 
> > >
> >
>