Kelly,
Go to MIS website and look up the new spongeless carts for the 1280.
I was having the same trouble as you, but when changed to the new
carts; all that clogging went away. I really think it was foam
buildup in the sponge. The new ones are filled from the top with a
syringe and needle and then sealed with stoppers. Witha bottom
adapter, draw just enough to start the ink flow and you put them in
the printer and if you check your nozzles with the nozzle check
you'll be pleasantly surpised to see all of them fire. You are ready
for a print almost right away after filling.
Your friend in Photography,
Johnny
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DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "kellyhealy_jake"
<kellyhealy@m...> wrote:
>
> I just started doing B/W. I have a new (about 3 months) 1280
that I have UT2 inks with
> carts I fill with bulk inks. they are not put in right away but sit
in sealed containers for a
> least a week. The light magenta position has has been having
clogged nozzles on a daily
> basis and is increasingly hard to clear. Clean three times- nozzle
check and run a purging
> test pattern. It seems to help to put a full cart. I get it back
but it's getting expensive and
> more difficult, It is only that position, the others are good. I
run a nozzle check almost
> every day. Thans Kelly