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2015-10-07 by Sylvain M.
Hi all, After a quite long time without using my 1400 (equiped with Eboni), I had to make a strong service on it: change carts, flush heads. All nozzles came back on track except the K head. After many (and many) tries, I still get absolutely nothing (or some small lines from time to time) from the K head. I run with 6.3 carts from MIS and "old" Eboni. Any clue? Help! Thanks in advance... -- Sylvain M.
2015-10-07 by Paul Roark
Hi all,
After a quite long time without using my 1400 (equiped with Eboni), I had to make a strong service on it: change carts, flush heads. All nozzles came back on track except the K head. After many (and many) tries, I still get absolutely nothing (or some small lines from time to time) from the K head.
I run with 6.3 carts from MIS and "old" Eboni.
Any clue? Help!
Thanks in advance...
--
Sylvain M.
2015-10-08 by homershannon@...
2015-10-09 by Sylvain M.
Thank you Paul. I tried what you said. Unfortunately it did not change anything. I tried to print an image in BO mode. In the beginning I got a very light grey print (like 5 or 10% of black) and then progressively fully white paper. I'm afraid that there is no ink transfer between the cart and the nozzles. Strange indeed, but sad. Should I already think about buying a 1500 to replace my "old" 1400? --- Sylvain M. Le 2015-10-08 00:37, Paul Roark roark.paul@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] a �crit : > \u200bTry letting the head sit in Windex (the type with ammonia) for a few hours. That is, \u200bmove the head to one side by calling for a cleaning cycle. Pull the plug. Flood the parking pad with Windex, and manually move the head back over the parking pad into its usual parking position. Don't plug in the machine for a few hours. Then after it has sat for that length of time, plug it in and let it continue the cleaning cycle. See if that helps. > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com [1] > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 2:37 PM, 'Sylvain M.' sylvain@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> After a quite long time without using my 1400 (equiped with Eboni), I had to make a strong service on it: change carts, flush heads. All nozzles came back on track except the K head. After many (and many) tries, I still get absolutely nothing (or some small lines from time to time) from the K head. >> >> I run with 6.3 carts from MIS and "old" Eboni. >> >> Any clue? Help! >> >> Thanks in advance... >> >> -- >> >> Sylvain M. >> >> Links: ------ [1] http://www.PaulRoark.com [2] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint [3] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/ [4] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJlYzRjcnA0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM3MDIzMTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1Nzg1ODM2BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTQ0NDI1NzQ3Mw-- [5] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/members/all;_ylc=X3oDMTJmODJudXRuBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM3MDIzMTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1Nzg1ODM2BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZtYnJzBHN0aW1lAzE0NDQyNTc0NzM- [6] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJkcm9mc2lyBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzM3MDIzMTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1Nzg1ODM2BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2dmcARzdGltZQMxNDQ0MjU3NDcz [7] https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html [8] https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
2015-10-09 by Paul Roark
Thank you Paul.
I tried what you said. Unfortunately it did not change anything. I tried to print an image in BO mode. In the beginning I got a very light grey print (like 5 or 10% of black) and then progressively fully white paper.
I'm afraid that there is no ink transfer between the cart and the nozzles. Strange indeed, but sad. Should I already think about buying a 1500 to replace my "old" 1400?
---
Sylvain M.
Le 2015-10-08 00:37, Paul Roark roark.paul@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] a écrit :
Try letting the head sit in Windex (the type with ammonia) for a few hours. That is, move the head to one side by calling for a cleaning cycle. Pull the plug. Flood the parking pad with Windex, and manually move the head back over the parking pad into its usual parking position. Don't plug in the machine for a few hours. Then after it has sat for that length of time, plug it in and let it continue the cleaning cycle. See if that helps.Paul
On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 2:37 PM, 'Sylvain M.' sylvain@...t [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Hi all,
After a quite long time without using my 1400 (equiped with Eboni), I had to make a strong service on it: change carts, flush heads. All nozzles came back on track except the K head. After many (and many) tries, I still get absolutely nothing (or some small lines from time to time) from the K head.
I run with 6.3 carts from MIS and "old" Eboni.
Any clue? Help!
Thanks in advance...
--
Sylvain M.
2015-10-10 by Sylvain M.
I'm afraid that nothing happens. It seems that the nozzles run correctly but the ink does not travel to them. Well, I'm fed up with waisting ink, I'll go for a new printer. As you said, this is not a question of cost. I would go for a 1500w if I can still find one, in order to use my CISS and profiles. Maybe I'll have to linearize them but this not so hard. Thank you for your support! --- Sylvain M. Le 2015-10-10 00:14, Paul Roark roark.paul@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] a �crit : > A last ditch effort is a cleaning solution in an empty K cart to see if it can dissolve garbage in the head itself. I've had this work with a mild -- quite dilute -- mix of clear base and Windex. The third party companies may have better/safer (for the head) solutions. I can't speak for what they are using now. (The fact that I used what I did tells you my opinion of the commercial solution for which I knew the formula.) > > These machines do not last forever. When you consider how many tiny droplets are needed per page, I'm in awe that they work as well and as long as they do. And cost? Compare the years of printing one gets from a 1400 family printer to the cost of taking the family to a nice restaurant a couple of times. > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com [1] > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 12:11 PM, 'Sylvain M.' sylvain@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > Thank you Paul. > > I tried what you said. Unfortunately it did not change anything. I tried to print an image in BO mode. In the beginning I got a very light grey print (like 5 or 10% of black) and then progressively fully white paper. > > I'm afraid that there is no ink transfer between the cart and the nozzles. Strange indeed, but sad. Should I already think about buying a 1500 to replace my "old" 1400? > > --- > > Sylvain M. > > Le 2015-10-08 00:37, Paul Roark roark.paul@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] a �crit : > > \u200bTry letting the head sit in Windex (the type with ammonia) for a few hours. That is, \u200bmove the head to one side by calling for a cleaning cycle. Pull the plug. Flood the parking pad with Windex, and manually move the head back over the parking pad into its usual parking position. Don't plug in the machine for a few hours. Then after it has sat for that length of time, plug it in and let it continue the cleaning cycle. See if that helps. > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com [1] > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 2:37 PM, 'Sylvain M.' sylvain@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > After a quite long time without using my 1400 (equiped with Eboni), I had to make a strong service on it: change carts, flush heads. All nozzles came back on track except the K head. After many (and many) tries, I still get absolutely nothing (or some small lines from time to time) from the K head. > > I run with 6.3 carts from MIS and "old" Eboni. > > Any clue? Help! > > Thanks in advance... > > -- > > Sylvain M. Links: ------ [1] http://www.PaulRoark.com [2] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint [3] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/ [4] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJlYzcxcDdlBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM3MDIzMTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1Nzg1ODM2BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTQ0NDQyODg3MA-- [5] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/members/all;_ylc=X3oDMTJmaDFtZGdvBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM3MDIzMTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1Nzg1ODM2BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZtYnJzBHN0aW1lAzE0NDQ0Mjg4NzA- [6] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJkb2dtNDZnBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzM3MDIzMTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1Nzg1ODM2BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2dmcARzdGltZQMxNDQ0NDI4ODcw [7] https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html [8] https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
2015-10-10 by ascherjim@...
I am really, really keeping my fingers crossed. My 1400 has been running (with very few hitches) steadily now for well over five years (with Eboni ink dilutions). I've just purchased a 1430 as back-up, and still can't get it to print as well as the 1400. If and when my 1400 goes, I may finally have to give up photography! (Perish the thought.)
2015-10-11 by Sylvain M.
What do you mean by this? your 1500 does not give same results as 1400? the head should be the same.... --- Sylvain M. Le 2015-10-10 16:23, ascherjim@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] a �crit : > I am really, really keeping my fingers crossed. My 1400 has been running (with very few hitches) steadily now for well over five years (with Eboni ink dilutions). I've just purchased a 1430 as back-up, and still can't get it to print as well as the 1400. If and when my 1400 goes, I may finally have to give up photography! (Perish the thought.) > > ------------------------------------ > Posted by: ascherjim@... > ------------------------------------ > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, and other resources as they are often being updated. > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint [1] > > If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting this same page. > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or flames. Hostile, aggressive or argumentative users may be removed from the membership without notice. > - Keep your posts and threads related to the group topic of digital B&W printing. Users who persistently make off-topic posts may be removed from the membership. > - By posting on this forum you agree to abide by the group rules and guidelines, and to abide by the actions and decisions of the group Owner and Moderators. See Group Topic, Rules and Guidelines in the Files section: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/ [2] > > BY PARTICIPATING IN AND/OR POSTING MESSAGES TO THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO! GROUP YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE OWNER AND MODERATORS OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THE OWNER AND MODERATORS OF DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; (ii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iii) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP; OR (iv) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE DIGITAL BW, THE PRINT YAHOO GROUP. > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo Groups Links > > > Links: ------ [1] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint [2] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/ [3] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/ [4] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/join [5] https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
2015-10-11 by ascherjim@...
I'm assuming that the 1500 you refer to is actually the same as the 1430, and if so then I perhaps chose the wrong word in saying that the 1430 doesn't "print" as well as the 1400. To be more precise, the 1430 doesn't "function" as well as the 1400 -- I have a major problem with micro-banding with the 1430, which I don't have with the 1400
2015-11-06 by Sylvain M.
Hi, In order to solve my problem I bought a 1500w. Afeter a few colors tests (very nice, indeed), I installed my Eb1400 kit and... I have exactly the same problem as in the 1400: the K ink does not work :(( Might the cart be defective? Please help... :( --- Sylvain M. Le 2015-10-10 00:14, Paul Roark roark.paul@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] a �crit : > A last ditch effort is a cleaning solution in an empty K cart to see if it can dissolve garbage in the head itself. I've had this work with a mild -- quite dilute -- mix of clear base and Windex. The third party companies may have better/safer (for the head) solutions. I can't speak for what they are using now. (The fact that I used what I did tells you my opinion of the commercial solution for which I knew the formula.) > > These machines do not last forever. When you consider how many tiny droplets are needed per page, I'm in awe that they work as well and as long as they do. And cost? Compare the years of printing one gets from a 1400 family printer to the cost of taking the family to a nice restaurant a couple of times. > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com [1] > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 12:11 PM, 'Sylvain M.' sylvain@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > Thank you Paul. > > I tried what you said. Unfortunately it did not change anything. I tried to print an image in BO mode. In the beginning I got a very light grey print (like 5 or 10% of black) and then progressively fully white paper. > > I'm afraid that there is no ink transfer between the cart and the nozzles. Strange indeed, but sad. Should I already think about buying a 1500 to replace my "old" 1400? > > --- > > Sylvain M. > > Le 2015-10-08 00:37, Paul Roark roark.paul@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] a �crit : > > \u200bTry letting the head sit in Windex (the type with ammonia) for a few hours. That is, \u200bmove the head to one side by calling for a cleaning cycle. Pull the plug. Flood the parking pad with Windex, and manually move the head back over the parking pad into its usual parking position. Don't plug in the machine for a few hours. Then after it has sat for that length of time, plug it in and let it continue the cleaning cycle. See if that helps. > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com [1] > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 2:37 PM, 'Sylvain M.' sylvain@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > After a quite long time without using my 1400 (equiped with Eboni), I had to make a strong service on it: change carts, flush heads. All nozzles came back on track except the K head. After many (and many) tries, I still get absolutely nothing (or some small lines from time to time) from the K head. > > I run with 6.3 carts from MIS and "old" Eboni. > > Any clue? Help! > > Thanks in advance... > > -- > > Sylvain M. Links: ------ [1] http://www.PaulRoark.com [2] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint [3] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/ [4] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJlYzcxcDdlBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM3MDIzMTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1Nzg1ODM2BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTQ0NDQyODg3MA-- [5] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/members/all;_ylc=X3oDMTJmaDFtZGdvBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzM3MDIzMTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1Nzg1ODM2BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZtYnJzBHN0aW1lAzE0NDQ0Mjg4NzA- [6] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJkb2dtNDZnBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzM3MDIzMTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1Nzg1ODM2BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2dmcARzdGltZQMxNDQ0NDI4ODcw [7] https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html [8] https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
2015-11-06 by Paul Roark
Hi,
In order to solve my problem I bought a 1500w. Afeter a few colors tests (very nice, indeed), I installed my Eb1400 kit and... I have exactly the same problem as in the 1400: the K ink does not work :((
Might the cart be defective?
Please help... :(
---
Sylvain M.
Le 2015-10-10 00:14, Paul Roark roark.paul@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] a écrit :
A last ditch effort is a cleaning solution in an empty K cart to see if it can dissolve garbage in the head itself. I've had this work with a mild -- quite dilute -- mix of clear base and Windex. The third party companies may have better/safer (for the head) solutions. I can't speak for what they are using now. (The fact that I used what I did tells you my opinion of the commercial solution for which I knew the formula.)These machines do not last forever. When you consider how many tiny droplets are needed per page, I'm in awe that they work as well and as long as they do. And cost? Compare the years of printing one gets from a 1400 family printer to the cost of taking the family to a nice restaurant a couple of times.Paul
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 12:11 PM, 'Sylvain M.' sylvain@grainsdefolie.net [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Thank you Paul.
I tried what you said. Unfortunately it did not change anything. I tried to print an image in BO mode. In the beginning I got a very light grey print (like 5 or 10% of black) and then progressively fully white paper.
I'm afraid that there is no ink transfer between the cart and the nozzles. Strange indeed, but sad. Should I already think about buying a 1500 to replace my "old" 1400?
---
Sylvain M.
Le 2015-10-08 00:37, Paul Roark roark.paul@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] a écrit :
Try letting the head sit in Windex (the type with ammonia) for a few hours. That is, move the head to one side by calling for a cleaning cycle. Pull the plug. Flood the parking pad with Windex, and manually move the head back over the parking pad into its usual parking position. Don't plug in the machine for a few hours. Then after it has sat for that length of time, plug it in and let it continue the cleaning cycle. See if that helps.Paul
On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 2:37 PM, 'Sylvain M.' sylvain@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Hi all,
After a quite long time without using my 1400 (equiped with Eboni), I had to make a strong service on it: change carts, flush heads. All nozzles came back on track except the K head. After many (and many) tries, I still get absolutely nothing (or some small lines from time to time) from the K head.
I run with 6.3 carts from MIS and "old" Eboni.
Any clue? Help!
Thanks in advance...
--
Sylvain M.