Digital BW, The Print

I've been reading a lot about Eboni ink clogging in 1280 this morning,
after a few days hiatus from the group.

I think it's far far too early to speculate if this is a problem or not.

Forgive me if I repeat some from previous posts.

I will throw out one observation I've been making over the past three
months: My 2200 with Epson UC ink is nearly clog free. I have ruined
six prints due to banding, a very small number, and it hasn't happened
for awhile. I've only had to do maybe 4-6 head cleanings in three
months to get perfect nozzle checks. I check the nozzles maybe every
week to ten days and they almost always are perfect.

My 1280 used to run standard VM inks in it and I would check the
nozzles twice a day. Roughly 1/4 of the time the nozzle check wasn't
good. So obviously I ran lot's of cleaning cycles.

Since then I put Epson carts back in and turn the 1280 on and run a
nozzle check every week. Roughly 1/2 of the time I get a bad nozzle
check that takes 2 or three cleanings to clear- or some times I have
to let it sit overnight. It not confined to the k ink- any color can
go bad.

That's quite a difference in maintainance 2200 vs 1280, esp
considering I now have original Epson DYE ink in the 1280.

Perhaps there is old VM residue in the 1280 head. Or my environment is
just too tough on printheads. I do have a C62 printer as well that has
always had OEM dye in it and it clogs regularly too.

Something about the 2200 resists clogging. I don't know what it is.
Even dye ink in the 1280 gives trouble. I don't know why.

I'm not implying anything here I hope- more like I have open questions
about the behavior of these two printers sitting side by side that I
can't resolve. I don't know what would happen if one put Eboni ink in
2200 or Epson UC ink in 1280...
Jim H.