Digital BW, The Print

Jim --

I was interested in your suggestions, since I have suffered quite a few 
"clogs from hell."  I have not tried your suggestion #1 (putting windex on parking 
pad) and was wondering if you would elaborate on it.  I assume you press the 
cartridge changing button to move the head to the left, thus giving you access 
to the parking pad?  Do you then inject windex with a syringe or do you place 
a windex-soaked towel on the pad?

Also, I have become very sparing in the running of cleaning cycles because of 
my fear of approaching the maximum allowable number before the printer has a 
nervous breakdown and requires pad replacement.  I know one can reset the 
counter, but I fear that I might end up with saturated pads spilling ink all over 
my desk. Do you have any insights about the wisdom of that strategy as well?

Thanks very much.

Rita Bernstein


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--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, ritab19106@a...
wrote:
> Jim --
> 
> I was interested in your suggestions, since I have suffered quite a few 
> "clogs from hell."  I have not tried your suggestion #1 (putting
windex on parking 
> pad) and was wondering if you would elaborate on it.  I assume you
press the 
> cartridge changing button to move the head to the left, thus giving
you access 
> to the parking pad?

Yes.

  Do you then inject windex with a syringe or do you place 
> a windex-soaked towel on the pad?

Pull the stem out of the squirt trigger of the bottle of windex. Put
your finger over one end. Dip the other end in the windex bottle.
Release and press your finger over the end until the end dipped in the
windex draws up a column 3/8 inch to 1/2 inch, which you hold in place
with your finger on other end.

Transfer the end of the stem to the parking pad and let it drop across
the pad a drop at a time, you should get roughly 3-5 drops. Discard
any remainder in the column in stem. Try not to drop any outside the pad.

I never used eyedroppers but they might work too.

If you can get some FOAM swabs (not cotton)from Radio Shack you can
moisten them with windex and swab off the rubber perimeter of the pad
very lightly, so as not to dislodge it. This is extra credit.

The pad should not be soaked so it is swimming in windex. Just a few
drops to wet it. Foam swabs can also remove excess windex- just touch
the pad with a dry swab. Return the carriage and turn the off button.
Let it sit 6-12 hours.



> 
> Also, I have become very sparing in the running of cleaning cycles
because of 
> my fear of approaching the maximum allowable number before the
printer has a 
> nervous breakdown and requires pad replacement.  I know one can
reset the 
> counter, but I fear that I might end up with saturated pads spilling
ink all over 
> my desk. Do you have any insights about the wisdom of that strategy
as well?


I heard of only one case where the printer, an 1160, turned off for
this reason. Paul Roark, after many, many cart changes/ cleanings/ ink
experiments once told me his 1160 shut down. I think he simply had it
reset, I'm not sure. I seem to recall he had lots of use on it...

The pad getting saturated stories I have heard come from people using
CIS/CFS (bulk ink feeders) who have set the height of the bottles
improperly, and discover that overnight 16 oz of ink has drained into
their printers!!

There may be other stories but I haven't been watching this group as
much lately.

I suppose it could happen with heavy usage. But I wouldn't worry about
it too much, IMHO.

Jim Hayes

> 
> Thanks very much.
> 
> Rita Bernstein
> 
> 
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Jim --

Thanks very much for your detailed instructions...very generous of you to 
take the time to elaborate on all the steps.  You seem VERY experienced.

Regards,

Rita Bernstein


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As a disclaimer, I haven't been using my 1280 much in over a year. And
I was a light user when I did have the older MIS hextones installed.

The story is, I live in a very dry climate, and at high altitude. This
group has often debated in the past the effects of humidity and
altitude on clogs.

The pre-UT inks clogged almost every other day in my printer, even
after adding an humidifier.

I don't use UT inks now, but the Epson Ultrachrome ink in my 2200
almost never clog; I've had maybe 5 or 6 clogs a year.


Jim Hayes





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, ritab19106@a...
wrote:
> Jim --
> 
> Thanks very much for your detailed instructions...very generous of
you to 

> take the time to elaborate on all the steps.  You seem VERY experienced.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Rita Bernstein
> 
> 
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