Epson C88 - what aftermarket inks?

[- Bob -]

What good for ink for this? I am looking for something that doesn't
clog. Ability to last 100 years is secondary

(Yeah, I do try to turn the unit on every two or three days and I do
print once a week, but I still seem to clog 'em up too often).

Thanks,

 

[Martin]

What good for ink for this? I am looking for something that doesn't
clog. Ability to last 100 years is secondary

(Yeah, I do try to turn the unit on every two or three days and I do
print once a week, but I still seem to clog 'em up too often).

Thanks,

Hey Bob,

Been using MIS's 9600 style ink for a while (recently started sourcing
the same stuff from Gemini Colours in Holland) and I gather they now
have a better forumla (ie: MIS Pro)..

I do get some occassional clogs with the ink but that seems to happen
mostly when someone has turned the printer off for extended periods of
time or left it in the heat (attic is getting to 35'C and then some at
the moment). In all cases though I've just had to run a quick cleaning
cycle and printed a few things off to solve it..

 

[Arthur Entlich]

If permanent isn't critical, you may wan t to consider an aftermarket
dye ink, rather than the pigment Durabrite inks, which tend to be very
clog prone.

Art

 

[- Bob -]

If permanent isn't critical, you may wan t to consider an aftermarket
dye ink, rather than the pigment Durabrite inks, which tend to be very
clog prone.

Art

Any specific pointers to vendors that might be good for that, Art?

 

[Arthur Entlich]

Sorry Bob, but this is an area I stay out of, because of several factors.

1) some inks work great from some manufacturers or relabelers but other
model printers use different ink formulations (or don't and should) so
unless one has experience with the exact ink cartridge for that specific
printer, it's somewhat of a shot in the dark.

2) Even then, some 3rd party inks change source over time (new formulators)

3) I don't have your printer model, so I never have used ink for it.

You may want to ask some people here for some specifics. Jan Alter (who
frequents this group) has been using dye inks in the C printers used
in the school he works for, and he probably can direct you to a good source.

Art

 

[Jan Alter]

Sorry Bob, but this is an area I stay out of, because of several factors.

1) some inks work great from some manufacturers or relabelers but other
model printers use different ink formulations (or don't and should) so
unless one has experience with the exact ink cartridge for that specific
printer, it's somewhat of a shot in the dark.

2) Even then, some 3rd party inks change source over time (new
formulators)

3) I don't have your printer model, so I never have used ink for it.

You may want to ask some people here for some specifics. Jan Alter (who
frequents this group) has been using dye inks in the C printers used in
the school he works for, and he probably can direct you to a good source.

Art

MIS www.inksupply.com is where I've had good results using their dye base
ink Epson 500 on our C84 printers that were using Durabrite ink.
Be aware that if you use these inks you would have to do a little
experimentation to see how they work with the different papers you normally
use.