Digital BW, The Print

I suppose, but it's generally around a 20x30 inch print, depending on
dot size settings etc..
So how much head life am I losing with one 20x30 print, and how does
that trade off against $40 per K ink change-over?
Your guess is as good as mine, but I'll bet the $40 is higher.
Tyler

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Tom Baker
<tbaker1328@s...> wrote:
> But how do you calculate the additional wear on the head from
running the ink through it?  Is not an issue?
>  
> Tom Baker
> 
> 
> Tyler Boley <tyler@t...> wrote:
> this is ridiculous. If there is some routine you can run through the
> front panel that will allow it to accept the new black cart, you can
> then simply print a bunch of solid K until the new has completely
> replaced the old in the line.
> We do this all the time with x600 printers using the "african" method.
> Epson's routines are strictly for the naive, to sell more ink.
> Tyler
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "dfaprinting"
> wrote:
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale 
> > wrote:
> > > From experience it uses 89ml of ink to switch blacks. The engineer 
> > you
> > > spoke to has got it seriously wrong.
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > Chris from inkjetart.com got a similar value, I think his was
slightly 
> > higher than 89ml. Whatever it was, he calculated about $40 in
waste for 
> > each switch.
> 
> 
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