Digital BW, The Print

Okay I have now taken the plastic cover off the head and taken a closer look.  Not good.  I've got zero ink in the K line for at least 9 inches back from the head and it looks patchy at the other end also.  I've tried withdrawing ink/air from the end of the line at the head/damper? end to no avail.  (What's a damper?)  Maybe I just need to keep going a lot more. I'll take a look at the nipple where the cartridge meets the printer but it isn't exactly readily accessible.

 
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> Steve,
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> If air is getting into a line it is more like an underpressure develops 
> in that line. Could it be that for one reason or another no ink flows 
> from the cart to the head?  If that head doesn't get ink it can't pull 
> more ink through the line either. The more it has to print the more the 
> faulty supply shows. Take out the cart. Shake it thoroughly. Make sure 
> it is full. Pull some ink out the cart with a syringe. Insert the cart 
> again. Pull some ink through the line with a syringe from the damper 
> side. If the resistance is high it could be the cart slot blocked or 
> even the line. Clean or replace the damper.
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