Digital BW, The Print

Steve Kayner wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Shilesh Jani" <shileshjani@b...> 
> wrote:
>> I have not used the EZN inks. But......
>>
>> The "N" of EZ inks is produced by adding similar amounts of cyan + 
>> magenta = blue to the otherwise warm carbon inks. So, imagine if the 
>> pigments in your ink settled over time and the amount of settling was 
>> different for cyan and magenta. Now you may have filled the inks with 
>> a cyan-rich (or maganta-defient) fraction from the bottle.
>>
>> So, I would try shaking the bottle thorougly before extracting ink 
>> from it. You may already have removed enough ink to throw the entire 
>> bottle off-kilter.
> 
> OK, that's good information. I didn't know they'd colored it to get neutral. I do shake the 
> bottles gently before using, but not enough to foam them up. You may be right that I've 
> distorted the mix by now.
> 
> I've ordered the EZW set, but inksupply.com probably won't get it here in time for me to 
> get ready for the exhibit. Time to panic. ;-)
> 
> I think I'll try refilling, with a bit more agitation this time. At this point it can't hurt.
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Steve.

That may have been the case with older MIS inks but the blue 
toner used today is a single pigment as far as I know. For the 
reasons mentioned above and better fade properties the CM mix 
was replaced with a blue pigment. Like the one used in the 
R800/R1800 ink set.

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           Ernst Dinkla


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