Digital BW, The Print

I've had both a 1200 and and two 1270's that I've used all kind of
inks in - MIS quads, Cone quads,2 kinds of Lyson quads, and now back
to the original Epson 1270 inks. Two of them still work like new, 6
years later. (the other 1270 I destroyed by knocking if off the
printer stand but it was going fine too).

The only thing that I know that I've done consistently is to run the
Jrano flush carts that I got from Media Street.com through these
machines about every 6 months and clean them out good. Also the Epson
dyes act like solvents and clean them up really good too. I belive
Cone recommends that. The difference in these smaller machines and the
larger ones is that it is difficult to shake the carts every week.
Most of these pigments tend to break down a bit if they are just
sitting there, even Ultrachrome black. 

john




> Lastly, 1280's only last a few years with pigments before they develop
> a fatal problem with an increased tendency to clog. That may be from
> accumulated ink in the heads. It's fatal only because they are cheaper
> to replace than spend the time to fix. But the price justifies that. 
> Several years ago, my 1280 developed a tendency to clog more frequenty
> with pigments. I got frustrated and just bought another to replace it.
>  It was the best $275 I spent as far as solving a problem. That
> replacement has been printing good for several years now. 
> 
> Howard: I suggest you follow Paul Roark's thought about just getting
> some refillable carts and filling them with Windex. Run a few cleaning
> cycles, then let it sit overnight. Do that for a few days in a row and
>  then if it doesn't come back, spend $199 and get a new Epson refurb
> 1280. 
> 
> 
> 
>  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "how786"
> <how786@> wrote:
> >
> > Do you have any idea at all as to why some people have no problems
> > with the 1280 BO and other are plagued by clogs? I'd love to solve my
> > clog issue
> >  (I might break out my 1280 again for large photos.)
> >  Best Regards
> >  Howard
>