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Re: [Digital BW] going back to color in my 3MK R1800

2012-10-22 by Paul Roark

It sounds like  very little carbon is in the color positions. As such I
would not bother with cleaning fluid.

Paul
www.paulroark.com
On Oct 21, 2012 4:11 PM, "Paul" <paulmwhiting@...> wrote:

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> Been very happy with my R1800 using Eboni 3MK, but when I set it up that
> way one of arguments for this printer was you could use it for both color
> and b/w, if you were willing to forego glossy color because the GLOP
> position was now dedicated to Eboni ink.
>
> Lately I've had a few jobs from clients who want color. I prefer matte
> prints anyway, so I don't really need the GLOP cartridge. Currently, my
> five color positions are filled with MIS cleaning fluid, and I've added
> just a touch of Eboni to that fluid so I can monitor my nozzle checks.
> Otherwise of course I can't tell whether my five color nozzles are open.
>
> I plan to use new MIS empty carts for the color positions, filling them
> myself with MIS color inks. Before I do that, do I need to flush out the
> five color nozzles with cleaning fluid in yet another set of clean carts,
> without the touch of Eboni?
>
> Any other issue, pitfalls, gotchas I should be aware of? I don't want to
> screw up my carbon ink printing!
>
> TIA!
>
> Paul
>
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