Re: PhotoForum Digest, Vol 44, Issue 1

[Lea Murphy <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Randy,

What third party ink are you using in your 3800?

I’ve a 3880 and would consider another brand.

Lea

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On Mar 17, 2015, at 2:15 PM, Randy Little <randyslittle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

If you get large format printers they work totally different then the smaller printers and there will be no head issues with either. If you don't use either enough the heads will need to be cleaned to clear clogs but its nothing like how a say epson 2200 is totally ruined or take 6 gallons of ink to clean.    I use my epson 3800 seldom anymore and I have to run a clean every time.  Since its inks are SO MUCH cheaper then smaller format printers and there are VERY VERY good 3rd party inks I am very very happy.   

Randy S. Little
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On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 2:14 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Could you name some high end type 1 printers?

On Mar 17, 2015 2:06 PM, "Dan Mitchell" <danmdan3842@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The printer you buy, and the ink you use depends on how often you need to use the printer.

There are 2 distinct types of printer - one (1) has the heads/jets integral with the ink tanks, while the other (2) has non-removable heads/jets as a fixed part of the printer plus use simple ink-tank(s).

With a type 1 printer you can use after-market ink, since the heads/jets are changed with the cartridge, so if an ink jet gets unclearably blocked all you need to do is replace the ink cartridge.  However with a type 2 printer an unclearable printing jet (nozzle or whatever it is called) means an expensive service charge to dissemble the printer and clean the captive heads; sometimes it spells death to that printer.

I left a type 2 Epson unused for a few months and it never was able to work again, no amount of head cleaning freed the gummed-up jets, and the service cost was higher than the cost of a new one.  So now I always buy a  type 1 printer as I seldom do much color printing these days, partly due to the excessive ink costs.  And thus one answer to the O.P. is if you have a type 2 printer it is perhaps best to use only the maker’s inks as hopefully they are less likely to clog the printing heads.





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>   1.  printer ink (Bob)
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> My Canon Pro 9000 died and I bought Pro 9000 MkII.  When I had my first
> Canon photo printer the print head died and the guy at the service shop
> told me to use Canon ink.  He was very serious to the point that he
> replaced my aftermarket in with Canon ink at no charge.  Havin been in
> computer service for forty years and being used to using "our" ink I
> only used Canon ink in the Pro 9000.
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> Has anyone had experiences, good or bad, with aftermarket ink?
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