Digital BW, The Print

Hi All:

Epson 9600
Lyson CIS
Cone NK7 bulk
Everything reasonably low milage

I'm having severe issues with keeping ink flowing.  I'll have a 
perfect nozzle check, then moments later have no ink at all in a K 
shade.  Power cleanings help, but often additioanl cleanings are 
required.  I've tried cleaning the wiper/soaking the pad.  I've let 
it sit turned off.  I've blown a ton of ink trying to get things 
working consistently.  It's so bad I can't even calibrate the RIP.  
I can see isolated small air bubbles in the lines.  After a 
cleaning, I can see the bubbles slowly migrate back toward the 
cartridges.  I've jacked up the left side of the printer with a 
2"x4" thinking maybe ink was siphoning back and pulling air in the 
heads.

Anybody, any experinces like this or any ideas?

Thanks,  Jim

Pinhole in damper, change it.
Mark

On Sep 9, 2007, at 11:58 AM, jreswick wrote:

> Hi All:
>
> Epson 9600
> Lyson CIS
> Cone NK7 bulk
> Everything reasonably low milage
>
> I'm having severe issues with keeping ink flowing.  I'll have a
> perfect nozzle check, then moments later have no ink at all in a K
> shade.  Power cleanings help, but often additioanl cleanings are
> required.  I've tried cleaning the wiper/soaking the pad.  I've let
> it sit turned off.  I've blown a ton of ink trying to get things
> working consistently.  It's so bad I can't even calibrate the RIP.
> I can see isolated small air bubbles in the lines.  After a
> cleaning, I can see the bubbles slowly migrate back toward the
> cartridges.  I've jacked up the left side of the printer with a
> 2"x4" thinking maybe ink was siphoning back and pulling air in the
> heads.
>
> Anybody, any experinces like this or any ideas?
>
> Thanks,  Jim
>
>
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At risk of annoying people who have maybe laboured through  
explanations in the past, I wonder if I could ask a question about  
this issue and the response to it?

I have ESP 7500. I have clogging issues with black but not really  
anything else. It developed after I changed from Epson standard  
pigments to Fotonics but gradually. For reasons which I will not go  
into at any length here I gave up with Lyson and bought MIS PRO  
carts. Between the changes I was very very thorough about cleaning  
using cleaning cartridges and exhausting all the vestiges of ink in  
the system. I am also very well versed in the cleaning processes with  
folded paper towels and old type Windex ( with ammonia ) but I now  
cannot print to plain paper and have to use 720 or 1440 to avoid  
obvious striping and no resolution allows me to avoid banding with  
photo output. If it were working properly I would be perfectly  
content with the printer, so I am loth to change the printer unless  
it is completely uneconomical to repair.

The crux of the matter, for me seems to be (a) a complete lack of  
understanding of how things work at the head end. I do not know what  
a damper does or how it works and would not have a clue as to how to  
maintain them, though I think I should. I have the manual but the  
hints are few and the wording generally a little lacking beginner  
speak and (b) where to get the parts I need here in the UK.

Can someone please point me to a simple explanation and perhaps some  
hints on this. I need to change my waste pads etc and I think other  
maintenance items are recommended to be carried out at the same time.  
I quite like the idea of using bottles instead but I suspect the life  
of the next set of pads will translate as the life of printer for me.  
I would probably upgrade to a 7600 or even a 7800 if there were a  
really good deal around but these seem to be rare in this part of the  
world (Scotland).

Lastly, when I have done the pads change I will need to reset the  
timer / counter and cannot recall how to do this and, again would  
appreciate some guidance. I use the printer with Macs so I think  
there is slightly less access available than is available to PC users  
in terms of controlling the printer from the computer and I cannot  
remember the button combo.

Many thanks for reading this and I hope you can help.

Cheers

Drew

Hi:

Thanks Mark for your response to my original post.  I immediate tried 
to determine how to proceed (like Andrew), and came upon 
InkjetColorSystems.com .  They had detailed instructions and offered 
parts.  Unfortunately, I have called them and left voicemail and sent 
email to no response.

Anybody have any other suggestions for parts and instructions for 
changing the damper and wiper?

Thanks,  Jim

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jreswick" 
<Jim@...> wrote:
> 
> Anybody have any other suggestions for parts and instructions for 
> changing the damper and wiper?

You could try Compass Micro in Portland, OR. See  
http://www.compassmicro.com/parts.cfm.
To save on shipping charges I order small inexpensive parts from the 
local Epson repair shop.

Good luck,
Sergei

Jim,

Glad to see your name pop up on this site which means
you are doing photography.  I drive by your place in
La Honda frequently but haven't seen your car out
front.  Let's get together for an update.
Gil



--- jreswick <Jim@...> wrote:

> Hi:
> 
> Thanks Mark for your response to my original post. 
> I immediate tried 
> to determine how to proceed (like Andrew), and came
> upon 
> InkjetColorSystems.com .  They had detailed
> instructions and offered 
> parts.  Unfortunately, I have called them and left
> voicemail and sent 
> email to no response.
> 
> Anybody have any other suggestions for parts and
> instructions for 
> changing the damper and wiper?
> 
> Thanks,  Jim
> 
> 
> 
> 


Gil Draperhttp://www.pbase.com/gildra