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

2004-02-18 by Johnny Eades

Alan,

Based on your recommendation, I will try this.

Your friend in photography,

Johnny Eades


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Alan Zinn 
<AZinn@n...> wrote:
> 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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