Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@...> wrote:
>
> Neil,
> 
> >... These are new fresh just opened and filled by MIS carts. 
> > Straight out of the box they don't work till they've sat 
> >out ...
> 
> It sounds like air  in the outlet.  Do you store the carts such that the
> outlet is down?


Yes I store the carts in an upright position, or outlet down.

So I've been printing tonight with all 7 carts working.  I got maybe a
1/2 dozen prints from several images.  Just testing to be sure all is
good and it is, or was.

Out of nowhere I got a really really bad print.  A nozzle check showed
that the Cyan cart was putting out nothing.  I did 2 cleaning passes
and it is barely putting out.  It is 80% full.  Why?  How does it go
from perfect to s*&t that fast.  It makes no sense.  I fully expect it
to be perfect in the morning.  Why not right?

At the moment I feel like dumping all this MIS stuff and going to the
7 ink Cone system.  A big reason not to is his system is for matt
paper only and I've really come to like these "air dried fiber" look
prints.

Either that or throw down for a 2400 and get on with it.  Right now I
need to again order more UT7 carts (I've run low wasting all this
time/ink) or bulk ink and start rolling my own. 

Neil