Digital BW, The Print

Hello,
         I am using a 1280, a cis from nomorecarts.com, and Paul's 
VM HEX inks and curves, 99% of the time I use the neutral curve.  
Everything was working fine for months until a few days ago I 
noticed horizontal stripes in my prints.  I think this is banding, but 
I am not sure if this is the proper term for what I am seeing.  
Anyway, I ran an alignment check and found that I needed to 
make some adjustments.  I then ran a nozzle check and found 
that I needed to have the heads cleaned, which I did, several 
times, but no improvement.  What I am seeing is that of the six 
groups of diagonal lines, "#5", or 5th from the left is always 
incomplete in the same way.  I have run the head cleaning cycle 
many times both through the software and manually with the 
button on the front of the printer.  I have also waited overnight a 
couple of times as it says to do in the printer user manual.  The 
quality of my prints has improved since I first noticed the 
problem, and I figure that is the result of the re-alignment, but 
there is still some very faint horizontal lines in my prints.  Has 
this happened to anybody else?  Is there a remedy?  I would 
graetly appreciate any input any of you might have on this matter.
Thanks in advance,
Justin Smith

Justin,

Go with Paul's advice but if you do not have any flushing carts and 
need to get back up in a hurry, put in some Epson color cartridges 
and use them as flush cartridges. A number of people, including 
myself, had good luck with this clearing Piezo clogs.

Also, if you still have the clog with the Epson inks, it may be time 
for a warranty repair or replacement.

Martin Wesley

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "smithj72" <smithj72@y...> 
wrote:
> Hello,
>          I am using a 1280, a cis from nomorecarts.com, and Paul's 
> VM HEX inks and curves, 99% of the time I use the neutral curve.  
> Everything was working fine for months until a few days ago I 
> noticed horizontal stripes in my prints.  I think this is banding, 
but 

> I am not sure if this is the proper term for what I am seeing.  
> Anyway, I ran an alignment check and found that I needed to 
> make some adjustments.  I then ran a nozzle check and found 
> that I needed to have the heads cleaned, which I did, several 
> times, but no improvement.  What I am seeing is that of the six 
> groups of diagonal lines, "#5", or 5th from the left is always 
> incomplete in the same way.  I have run the head cleaning cycle 
> many times both through the software and manually with the 
> button on the front of the printer.  I have also waited overnight a 
> couple of times as it says to do in the printer user manual.  The 
> quality of my prints has improved since I first noticed the 
> problem, and I figure that is the result of the re-alignment, but 
> there is still some very faint horizontal lines in my prints.  Has 
> this happened to anybody else?  Is there a remedy?  I would 
> graetly appreciate any input any of you might have on this matter.
> Thanks in advance,
> Justin Smith

Paul's advice was to use the MIS flushing fluid and

>Be sure to have some MIS "rivets" to plug the cleaning cart exits so 
>you can use them more than once.


Can those MIS "rivets" be used also with the Epson carts? If not how 
do you store those for another use later? Mine are 1160, if that 
matters, and not clogged but about to be replaced.

Thanks.

Sam

>Justin,
>
>Go with Paul's advice but if you do not have any flushing carts and
>need to get back up in a hurry, put in some Epson color cartridges
>and use them as flush cartridges. [snip]

"Sam A. McCandless"  wrote:

> Can those MIS "rivets" be used also with the Epson carts? If 
not how 
> do you store those for another use later? Mine are 1160, if that 
> matters, and not clogged but about to be replaced.

After you pull the cart, clean and dry off around the bottom holes 
with paper towels and windex . Then use clear tape - no frosted - 
to seal the bottom. Also seal the top vent holes with tape. Store 
upright. That's it.

Best,

John

> "Sam A. McCandless"  wrote:
>
> > Can those MIS "rivets" be used also with the Epson carts? If
>not how
> > do you store those for another use later? Mine are 1160, if that
> > matters, and not clogged but about to be replaced.
>
>After you pull the cart, clean and dry off around the bottom holes
>with paper towels and windex . Then use clear tape - no frosted -
>to seal the bottom. Also seal the top vent holes with tape. Store
>upright. That's it.
>
>Best,
>
>John

Thanks John. Is one kind of clear tape better?

Sam

Sam,

You wrote:

>... Do you tape over the top of the rivets/plugs to hold them in?

No, they are tight enough as is.

Paul

> > "Sam A. McCandless"  wrote:
 > Thanks John. Is one kind of clear tape better?

You are welcome!
I don't think so. I have been using a no-name brand for wrapping 
gifts that is sticky as anything.

Best,

John

Thanks John.

> > > "Sam A. McCandless"  wrote:
> > Thanks John. Is one kind of clear tape better?
>
>You are welcome!
>I don't think so. I have been using a no-name brand for wrapping
>gifts that is sticky as anything.
>
>Best,
>
>John