Digital BW, The Print

On my second set of MIS VM cartridges for the 1280 I started having banding.
Did a couple of cleaning cycles, image improved. Then all kinds of
weirdness. Very blue image or missing detail, etc. I used a bit of windex
here and there :), nothing got better. Finally replaced the cartridges with
Epson OEM color inks. After a few cleaning cycles everything great again.
Nozzle check runs fine.

Also, the cleaning cycle is *much* shortened when the MIS cartridges are in
there, about 20 seconds vs. a minute or so with Epson inks installed.

My question is: is it possible that something went bad *inside* the MIS VM
cartridges?

Thanks,

Luke
Iowa City, IA

The pigmented inks are way more fussy so something may have plugged 
up, but I have found OEM inks to be wonderful head cleaning aids:)  
Windex scares me.  I run CIS and save more than the initial 
investment almost every week!  If you get a good nozzle check it 
should be printing fine.

mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Luke Granfield" 
<luke@l...> wrote:
> On my second set of MIS VM cartridges for the 1280 I started having 
banding.
> Did a couple of cleaning cycles, image improved. Then all kinds of
> weirdness. Very blue image or missing detail, etc. I used a bit of 
windex
> here and there :), nothing got better. Finally replaced the 
cartridges with
> Epson OEM color inks. After a few cleaning cycles everything great 
again.
> Nozzle check runs fine.
> 
> Also, the cleaning cycle is *much* shortened when the MIS 
cartridges are in
> there, about 20 seconds vs. a minute or so with Epson inks 
installed.
> 
> My question is: is it possible that something went bad *inside* the 
MIS VM

> cartridges?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Luke
> Iowa City, IA