Digital BW, The Print

Hi,
I've had to retire a 1200 printer from using UT1 inks, because it was so hard to keep the inks flowing.

The HP 7660 is brilliantly reliable, but I miss A3 Photo Rag prints.

After seeing Roy Harrington's print comparison page (thanks a lot Roy), I've started wondering whether an 1160 might be a more reliable alternative, because of the larger droplet size - and I'd definitely use it with a CFS.

(I found that most of my ink problems started when I changed carts - I couldn't get the ink going again - so a CFS must surely be easier.)

Is an 1160 likely to be much more trouble-free than a 1200? I can't afford the time I spent tinkering with the 1200 trying to keep it going.

thanks,
Richard
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Richard,

Although I do like the 1160 -- its a classic, it does have a small
drop size which is why the test comes out so smooth.
Reliability is a different issue.

Roy

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Richard Smallfield 
<r.smallfield@p...> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've had to retire a 1200 printer from using UT1 inks, because it was so hard to keep the 
inks flowing.
> 
> The HP 7660 is brilliantly reliable, but I miss A3 Photo Rag prints.
> 
> After seeing Roy Harrington's print comparison page (thanks a lot Roy), I've started 
wondering whether an 1160 might be a more reliable alternative, because of the larger 
droplet size - and I'd definitely use it with a CFS.
> 
> (I found that most of my ink problems started when I changed carts - I couldn't get the 
ink going again - so a CFS must surely be easier.)
> 
> Is an 1160 likely to be much more trouble-free than a 1200? I can't afford the time I 
spent tinkering with the 1200 trying to keep it going.

> 
> thanks,
> Richard
> --
> http://smallfield.vze.com
> http://photos.smallfield.vze.com
> 
>    "There are only two truly infinite things, the universe and stupidity.
>    And I am unsure about the universe."
>    --Albert Einstein

Richard:

I use an 1160 with a CIS kit and as far as ink flow it is pretty much 
utterly reliable.  I have had problems with pigmented ink residue 
collecting on the bottom of the print heads, necessitating frequent 
cleaning, but not recently since using a different ink formula, so I 
can't blame that on the printer.

I use a quad black system and for my use the 1160 is a terrific 
printer.  I'm looking for another one as a backup / second ink set.

That said, I can't imagine why any printer would fail to flow ink 
from a new cart unless the heads themselves were clogged.  If you 
send me your email address off list I'll send you a word doc 
attachment with some pretty comprehensive cleaning procedures that 
might resurrect your 1200.

Michael Wade


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Richard 
Smallfield <r.smallfield@p...> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've had to retire a 1200 printer from using UT1 inks, because it 
was so hard to keep the inks flowing.
> 
> The HP 7660 is brilliantly reliable, but I miss A3 Photo Rag prints.
> 
> After seeing Roy Harrington's print comparison page (thanks a lot 
Roy), I've started wondering whether an 1160 might be a more reliable 
alternative, because of the larger droplet size - and I'd definitely 
use it with a CFS.
> 
> (I found that most of my ink problems started when I changed carts -
 I couldn't get the ink going again - so a CFS must surely be easier.)
> 
> Is an 1160 likely to be much more trouble-free than a 1200? I can't 
afford the time I spent tinkering with the 1200 trying to keep it 
going.
> 
> thanks,
> Richard
> --
> http://smallfield.vze.com
> http://photos.smallfield.vze.com
> 
>    "There are only two truly infinite things, the universe and 
stupidity.
>    And I am unsure about the universe."
>    --Albert Einstein

Hi Richard,
I use the 1160 with FS N and CFS and made about 100 or 120 prints 
(most of them large format). After installing the CFS I printed and 
printed and ... means had no troubles with bending or whatever.
The prints on Photorag look to me awesome (as well as those on EAM).
Because of the larger format I think of purchasing the Epson 4000 - 
but that's another story for another day.

Greetings from Old Europe
Albert

Enjoy printing!