Digital BW, The Print

If I were you I'd hold out for MIS as the other alternatives may be quicker but are also much more expensive. You should also try some flushing fluid in some empty cartridges as in my experience that can revive even very badly clogged printers. My 2100 hadn't been used for nearly 5 years and was totally clogged but MIS flushing fluid cleared it out over about a fortnight - you do have to be patient though. Whereabouts are you? If you are in the EC I have some old G-Quad inks you could try in your 2000, I think the relevant profiles are still part of the QTR download for older printers. They will need to be thoroughly agitated to disperse the pigment again though as I've had them for a while. I think the basic ink was from the same source used by MIS but they were not designed by Paul. I successfully used them for a while but preferred a multiple carbon inkset similar to EB6 as I favour warmer prints on matte paper. 

Good luck whatever you do. 

David Whistance

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> On 29 Aug 2017, at 10:39, a_pettit_jr@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello Paul,
> 
> 
> No Response from MIS   
> 
> And, I am having zero luck in re-activating my old Epson 2000P.
> I can even inject water./alcohol/ammonia into the in cart tips within the carrier and
> get solution to flow out the head... but absolutely no print pattern .. the K had 1 partially
> functioning, but even that stopped.
> 
> SO, anyone know of the existence of a 4 or 6 ink printer ?
> I know it is possible to do interesting shading, but it is sufficiently complex to get One quad inkset 
> working with one paper .. the tonal options add substantial cost and complexity - that is why
> I was hoping the 2000P could be recovered.
> 
> AND, with MIS, I have given up .. will purchase an alternate vendor's inks if I ever get a functioning printer !
> 
> (    13" carriage  )
> 
> Alex
> 
>

Hi Alex,

It's really not a good idea to use alcohol and/or ammonia for this since both can damage the internal membranes of the head as well as not being good for the plastic parts. Additionally, when you say "inject" into the cart, it must be done very very gently since too much pressure can also damage the delicate innards of the head. (I speak from first hand experience, though it was a long time ago!)

If you don't want to buy one of the several excellent cleaning solutions available from various sources, you can make a good, cheap, and safe one from propylene glycol anti-freeze which can be found at auto supply and RV stores. The post that I got this from on another forum suggested diluting 1:1 with ammonia, but I used distilled water instead (since I was aware of what too much ammonia can do), and tinted it with just enough black ink to be visible on paper. 

The 1430 is a 6 ink printer that works well with gray-scale inksets, and is fairly cheap especially when Epson has refurbs for around $200. You can also get around $75 on ebay for the inks that come with it if you don't use them.

Cheers,
Keith 

Keith Schreiber
jkschreiber.com

> On Aug 29, 2017, at 3:39 AM, a_pettit_jr@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello Paul,
> 
> 
> No Response from MIS   
> 
> And, I am having zero luck in re-activating my old Epson 2000P.
> I can even inject water./alcohol/ammonia into the in cart tips within the carrier and
> get solution to flow out the head... but absolutely no print pattern .. the K had 1 partially
> functioning, but even that stopped.
> 
> SO, anyone know of the existence of a 4 or 6 ink printer ?
> I know it is possible to do interesting shading, but it is sufficiently complex to get One quad inkset 
> working with one paper .. the tonal options add substantial cost and complexity - that is why
> I was hoping the 2000P could be recovered.
> 
> AND, with MIS, I have given up .. will purchase an alternate vendor's inks if I ever get a functioning printer !
> 
> (    13" carriage  )
> 
> Alex
> 
> 
>