Sublimation Ink - opinion wanted

[justy22]

I have a epson 950 with ciss using normal printing ink now the question is i have drained all the ink and wanting to start using Sublimation ink, will it have any ill effects when it meets the residual ink left in

[Paul]

how much is left in it?? is it lots??

[justy22]

No, emptied it and used printer until all ink used but must be still tiny particles left in pipes

[Paul]

i would not worry then if there is nothing left

[JSR]

If you've used the printer until the ink has drained dry, then you're in serious risk of a major printhead block - either caused by an air bubble, or by drying ink.

Epson printers are designed to always have ink at the printhead. Without that, you could be heading towards a world of hurt.

[Paul]

...and i know something about it

hard job to get rid of.

[AJLA]

Me too which is why I now have a Ricoh

[JSR]

Me too which is why I now have a Ricoh

And the reason why I use Brother printers.

But neither Ricoh or Brother are immune from the issue. It's just that, unlike most common Epson printers, the ink cartridges on Ricoh and Brother printers are remote from the printhead. You could still run the printhead dry and cause the same problem as on an Epson, but it's much less likely with remote mounted cartridges because there should always be ink in the line between the cartridge and the printhead.

Of course, the downside to remote mounted cartridges is that you have to flush the whole ink line if you want to change ink types - resulting in a more expensive waste of ink compared to an Epson which just needs to flush the tiny bit at the printhead.

It's swings and roundabouts.

[justy22]

Thanks for the input guys, i have filled up the ciss tank with sublimation ink and after a few cleans its starting to print good, top tip is to do a few cleans then leave overnight then a few more in the morning remember and shut printer down properly though