Full Version: Dye-sub black ink bugaboo
From: Zonas [#13]
20 Feb 2007
To: jpkevin [#11] 20 Feb 2007
Kevin, this is basically the same proceedure that I use. One thing, I have better luck with Simply Green than Windex....why I don't know I just do. I also have cut a piece of alum that fits in the 'track' with a piece of foam attached...I soak it and then just move the head back and forth across the foam.
Now I have had another problem, that nobody can explain the why of it, but it happens everytime. I have a bulk system (ArT's system) that every time the black gets low (not actually in the bottles just in the software/chip) I get the same problem shown by Ed. I go through all the steps you've mentioned, and still have the problem. As soon as I get the system to 'reboot the chip' the problem goes away. Is there a way to manually 'reboot' the chip before it gets low on the guage? This isn't a new problem I've had it for years, I just now know what to do. Wish I could just reset my guage when it is at 50% used and not wait until the 'end'.
Zona
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#14]
20 Feb 2007
To: Zonas [#13] 20 Feb 2007
I think that the 'SSC Service Utility' will do that. I cannot post the program here but it is free. Do an Internet search. The only thing I found it will not do is a black only clean on the C80. It says it will but the printer just sits there. Maybe I need to download the latest version.
It also has a command to freeze the ink levels.
From: logojohn [#15]
20 Feb 2007
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#8] 20 Feb 2007
when the head moved over there.
Of course it happened when we were too busy to spend all day messing with it. I was kinda glad it broke so I could just get a new one and get back to work. Since if I got that fixed it still would be leaving marks.
Not to mention ink getting all over me and everything trying to clean it even with just the cartridges and not bulk or refillable ink.
I made a note of the cleaning instructions and will try it again next time.
From: RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1) [#16]
20 Feb 2007
To: Zonas [#13] 20 Feb 2007
Hi Zona,
The reason you get that problem when the ink goes low is because you are running a gravity feed system. The height of the ink level affects the pressure into the print head......By having a low ink reservoir you are effectively starving the print head creating the "side spray" you are seeing. Raise the ink jar up by a half inch or so to where the full levels of the other bottles are, and I bet it will reduce if not eliminate the problem.
From: jpkevin [#17]
20 Feb 2007
To: Zonas [#13] 20 Feb 2007
Hi Zona
If you turn off the printer and unplug it for approx 30 minutes, the chips should reset.
From: gt350ed [#18]
20 Feb 2007
To: jpkevin [#11] 20 Feb 2007
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#19]
20 Feb 2007
To: logojohn [#15] 21 Feb 2007
There is an upside, to living in the day and age of the disposable printers. :-)
EDITED: 20 Feb 2007 by DGL
From: Ruben (QUIEROLEARN) [#20]
20 Feb 2007
To: gt350ed [#18] 26 Feb 2007
Ed,
when I used to have my 1280 and had similar problems I used pure amonia, and worked great.
If you do enough sublimation to compensate an Epson 4000, I recoment you to buy one.
Now that I buy one I don't have those kind of problems, also with my 1280 I never could achieve an acceptable B/W print/Transfer, the 4000 thoes very good work with B/W, colors are a lot more accurate also... just my opinion.
Ruben
From: Zonas [#21]
20 Feb 2007
To: RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1) [#16] 20 Feb 2007
No this is full bottles, just happens when the chip needs to reset.
Zona
From: RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1) [#22]
20 Feb 2007
To: Zonas [#21] 20 Feb 2007
From: Zonas [#23]
15 Apr 2007
To: jpkevin [#17] 15 Apr 2007
Kevin, just thought I'd let you know. Today 'my problem' (see previous posting) happend again today. So I decided to try your 'fix'. I turned off the printer unplugged it from the wall for 50 minutes. Came back in and plugged it back in. Same settings as before. I have to just keep wasting ink, until the machine thinks I'm completely out. It's a pain, after I finish this job I'll try to find Harvey's fix. Just wanted you to be aware that the unpluging doesn't reset the chip.
Zona
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