Do you also get message from the plotter "service cartridges?" I get this
after plotting a few plots, wait a week. There really is ink in the
cartridge. Therefore, my files don't plot automatically, but they plot
plot fine when I press the key to continue. Sounds like I need to bring a
wet towel when I need to plot.

Scott

 -----Original Message-----
From: Neil Diamond [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 1998 1:36 PM
To: ScottS; DesignerCouncil
Subject: Re: [DC] ink jet plotters


James,
  We use a HP 750c that uses individual ink cartridges.  We have had a
problem with the humidity being low causing the ink to dry on the surface
during long periods of no use. We don't always plot color so it is
usually
one of the color carts.  We take the cart and dab the end with a water
soaked rag.  This will remove the ink film.  Once we started doing this,
we
haven't had any problem using all the ink in the cartridge.

Hope this helps..

Neil Diamond


At 01:31 PM 4/14/98 -0400, James W. High wrote:
>        My work group has recently purchased our first ink jet plotter,
and we're
>uncertain as to whether or not we like it yet.  It is used
intermittently,
>maybe that is why we have been having problems with the cartridges
>malfunctioning before they run out of ink.  Is there a popular brand and
>model used in the PCB layout industry that is proven to be reliable?
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