Digital BW, The Print

I've read Paul Roark's fine documentation on mixing the clear dilution base for making a set of inks for my R2400.  I believe my next step would be to understand the proportions of base and eboni MK ink to mix for each cartridge.  If so, where might I find some instructions?

Thanks,
-len

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> I've read Paul Roark's fine documentation on mixing the clear dilution base for making a set of inks for my R2400.  I believe my next step would be to understand the proportions of base and eboni MK ink to mix for each cartridge.  If so, where might I find some instructions?
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The ink mixing PDF -- http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Ink-Mixing.pdf -- links to the Carbon-6 PDF -- http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Carbon-6.pdf  You'll find the mixing ratios on page 2.  The specific gravity of Eboni and the base are the same, so it doesn't matter whether you use weight or volume.

Good luck.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

Just what I was looking for, Paul.  Thanks!  One followup...  You've stated that when switching from the Ultrachrome inkset to eboni or carbon-6, the Ultrachrome inks should be flushed from the printer.  As I've never flushed inks before, and will be using the dilution base in refillable carts, I'm assuming I just run a few cleaning cycles with that base through my R2400 until the waste is clear (I'm using an external waste tank).  Is that sufficient?

Thanks again,
-len

"lenwk" <lenwk@...> wrote:
 
>  You've stated that when switching from the Ultrachrome inkset to eboni or carbon-6, the Ultrachrome inks should be flushed from the printer. 

Actually, it's MIS that says when switching from Ultrachrome to Eboni-6 flushing is required.  My position is that one should listen to MIS with respect to their inks.  

For Carbon-6, no flushing is required, as far as I know.  I think MIS is concerned with something in the Eboni-6 dilution base that is not in the C6 base.  

> As I've never flushed inks before, and will be using the dilution base in refillable carts, I'm assuming I just run a few cleaning cycles with that base through my R2400 until the waste is clear (I'm using an external waste tank).  Is that sufficient?

I suspect it is more than enough.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com