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Re: [Digital BW] Windex in color cart when printing Black Only

2004-02-18 by Alan Zinn

At 11:51 PM 2/17/04 +0000, you wrote:
>If I recall correctly, Tyler Boley asked of the group if anyone was
>using Windex in the color cartridge when it ran out of other inks? I
>don't recall any answer or if Tyler posted further information. If
>anyone has tried this, please let the group know the results.
>
>The logic behind this is since in printing Black Only, only the
>black cart is used; why waste ink and money for the hextone inksets
>if it is not going to be used. Since there must be ink in the two
>carts for the printer to operate, and in daily use, both of the
>carts are charged upon powerup and even in printing BO the printhead
>from time to time moves to the extreme left and purges the nozzles.
>
>
>Your friend in photography,
>
>Johnny Eades
>

Johnny,

I filled a used color cart for doing BO - works fine. There is enough tint 
left to do nozzle checks.

AZ


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