Digital BW, The Print

A friend who has the system advised me to get a refurbished Epson 1280 
to use with this system for black and white since I couldn't get 
decent b/w from my Canon S9000.  

The system hasn't worked right from the start.  Only 1 or 2 good 
prints (and they probably could be even better).  NOzzle checks have 
voids all over the place most of the time.  Numerous head cleanings 
don't help.

Please check out this picture and tell me if you know what my problem 
is.  http://www.pbase.com/image/22046380

Thank you.

Isabel

* -----Original Message-----
* From: Isabel Cutler [mailto:billswife_1999@...] 
* Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 5:40 PM
* To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
* Subject: [Digital BW] Help needed with Niagara III Continuous 
* Ink System
* 
* 
* A friend who has the system advised me to get a refurbished 
* Epson 1280 
* to use with this system for black and white since I couldn't get 
* decent b/w from my Canon S9000.  
* 
* The system hasn't worked right from the start.  Only 1 or 2 good 
* prints (and they probably could be even better).  NOzzle checks have 
* voids all over the place most of the time.  Numerous head cleanings 
* don't help.
* 
* Please check out this picture and tell me if you know what my problem 
* is.  http://www.pbase.com/image/22046380
* 
Isabel,

Something is drastically wrong with your ink feed. As Eddie suggested it
might be that the ink level is too high in relation to the print heads so
follow his suggestion.

There are also many good suggestions on cleaning the nozzles (ever last one
must be firing perfectly to get a good print) on the Inkjetmall site:

http://www.inkjetmall.com/store/cone_ts/index.html

You did not mention which inks you are using which can make a difference.

Martin

I'm using the MIS neutral pigmetn set.
Isabel


> Isabel,
> 
> Something is drastically wrong with your ink feed. As Eddie 
suggested it
> might be that the ink level is too high in relation to the print 
heads so
> follow his suggestion.
> 
> There are also many good suggestions on cleaning the nozzles (ever 
last one
> must be firing perfectly to get a good print) on the Inkjetmall 
site:
> 
> http://www.inkjetmall.com/store/cone_ts/index.html
> 
> You did not mention which inks you are using which can make a 
difference.
> 
> Martin

I'm using the MIS neutral pigmetn set.
thanks for the link...lots of good info there.
Isabel


> Isabel,
> 
> Something is drastically wrong with your ink feed. As Eddie 
suggested it
> might be that the ink level is too high in relation to the print 
heads so
> follow his suggestion.
> 
> There are also many good suggestions on cleaning the nozzles (ever 
last one
> must be firing perfectly to get a good print) on the Inkjetmall 
site:
> 
> http://www.inkjetmall.com/store/cone_ts/index.html
> 
> You did not mention which inks you are using which can make a 
difference.
> 
> Martin

* -----Original Message-----
* From: Isabel Cutler [mailto:billswife_1999@...] 
* Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 5:42 AM
* To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
* Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Help needed with Niagara III 
* Continuous Ink System
* 
* 
* I'm using the MIS neutral pigmetn set.
* Isabel
* 
Isabel,

That is good since the MIS FS is not an ink that particularly clogs. With
the big smears on your print you may have just flooded the print head
leaving in on the underside which is drying and blocking the nozzles. I
suggest you clean off the bottom of your print head.

To do this on the 1280:

Turn off the printer.

Release the print head by rotating the large white gear wheel on the left
towards the front of the printer. This will make the small white plastic
lock next to the print head carriage move done.

With this down you can move the carriage back and forth by hand.

Fold up some paper towel so that it is a long narrow strip about 3/4 inch
wide to place on top of the black plastic track that the print head travels
over when it moves from side to side. The paper towel should be dampened
with Windex, Fantastic, ammonia & water or rubbing alcohol an water.
Something to help dissolve the ink.

With the damp paper towel in place manually move the print head over it and
then move it back and forth to wipe off the bottom of the print head. Keep
changing the paper towel until it comes out pretty clean.

VERY IMPORTANT: When you are done move the print head carriage back to it's
rest position on the far right before you turn it on or you risk damaging
the printer.

Another suggestion for clearing stubborn clogs is to take you the CIS
cartridges and set them aside, upright and higher than the bottles. Install
some Epson color cartridges and do nozzle checks and cleanings until the
nozzle checks are 100%. Then print out a page of the 6 color purge pattern
you can find at:

http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/purging.html

At this point if your nozzle check is perfect reinstall the CIS cartridges
and give it another try.

Martin

Sorry, this is kinda veering off-topic.

I'm looking at some of the refurb 1280's on ebay.  has anyone bought one 
from Tri-State Electronics?  I just want to make sure they're reputable.

thanks,
allan

Isabel

Other my small suggestion:

 before it moves the press head towards left; then in the center, where
the head is R-retired, you will find one small sponge. The baths with
little of water. You put the head to place for one night. The water
begins to melt the residual ones of ink

Excuse my approximate English but use a translator...

Good fortune,

Stefano




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Isabel Cutler" 
<billswife_1999@y...> wrote:

> A friend who has the system advised me to get a refurbished Epson 1280 
> to use with this system for black and white since I couldn't get 
> decent b/w from my Canon S9000.  
> 
> The system hasn't worked right from the start.  Only 1 or 2 good 
> prints (and they probably could be even better).  NOzzle checks have 
> voids all over the place most of the time.  Numerous head cleanings 
> don't help.
> 
> Please check out this picture and tell me if you know what my problem 
> is.  http://www.pbase.com/image/22046380
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Isabel

Taking the inks off the little platform did the trick.  Working fine 
for the moment!  (That was what Greg at Inkjetgoodies.com suggested 
when I sent him a picture of my setup.  He said you have to raise the 
inks when the supply is getting low.
Isabel

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Isabel Cutler" 
<billswife_1999@y...> wrote:

> I'm using the MIS neutral pigmetn set.
> thanks for the link...lots of good info there.
> Isabel
> 
> 
> > Isabel,
> > 
> > Something is drastically wrong with your ink feed. As Eddie 
> suggested it
> > might be that the ink level is too high in relation to the print 
> heads so
> > follow his suggestion.
> > 
> > There are also many good suggestions on cleaning the nozzles (ever 
> last one
> > must be firing perfectly to get a good print) on the Inkjetmall 
> site:
> > 
> > http://www.inkjetmall.com/store/cone_ts/index.html
> > 
> > You did not mention which inks you are using which can make a 
> difference.
> > 
> > Martin