On 6/6/08 at 1:51 PM fabozzism wrote:
>Hello there,
>
> I contacted the Italian dealer of Piezography to buy inks to convert
>my old 740 Epson printer to B&W.
>
>The answer sounded scary: "It would be wise to buy a new printer, it
>is a bad procedure to convert an used one. This conversion would block
>the heads of the printer in a short period".
>
>Following your experience, I understand there were some successfull
>cases of "used printers B&W converted". I'm now a little bit confused...
>
>What's your opinion?
>
>I mean, I discovered the dealer is selling a "starters kit for B&W"
>with a new printer and K7 in bundle: could this explain the
>"political" answer I got, or it is true that convert to B&W an used
>printer could raise "blocking" issues?
>
>Personally, I think it would be better to clean perfectly the printer
>and then, for the first days, use it intensively with Piezo inks to
>wash out perfectly the system. Don't understand waht could be the
>problem if in the past the printer used color inks, considering also
>that I'll be obliged to change the ink kit as Piezo needs a spongless one.
>
>Thanks for sharing, again, your experience and ideas.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Stefano
>
>
>
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