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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Ink selection for 2200

2010-01-14 by Lew Schwartz

I'm not primarily interesting in saving money (although I wouldn't mind).
I'm wondering if there isn't an all black inks set which would tickle my B&W
only fancy without too much trouble.

 Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 6:13 AM, Jules <jules50uk@...> wrote:

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> I'l now answer the OP's question properly! Lol.
>
> No you shouldn't. Why you ask. because manufacturers go to extreme care to
> make the inks they put in their carts. they are also loaded in controlled
> dust free atmospheres and under vacuum to eliminate dust and air bubbles.
>
> Alternative ink cart producers do not have the money and facilities to
> adhere to these extremes. There is nothing worse than doing a large print
> (or even a small one) to fins a blob of something that shouldn't be there
> right in the middle. How much more often do nozzles get clogged with OM
> inks? A lot i would say. It is IMHO a false saving. I use Epson inks on my
> 2200 and 4800 and very rarely have any problems.
> But it's up to you. Save a few bucks at your risk.
>
> jules
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com<DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "Lew" <lew1716@...> wrote:
> >
> > I'll be firing up my 2200 for the first time this weekend. Since I print
> exclusively in BW should I exercise the option to go with an alternative ink
> set?
> >
>
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