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I've purchased a micron 005 pen with black archival ink. (0.20 line width). It is new and it is not working consistently and fades while using. What can I do to improve the line quality?
microns tend to be finicky niut are needed piece to any artit who is looking for clean lines the .005 being the most finicky tbut it the thickness of the line they tend to look as if they are lightening up but when u go to mesh black up to it with a brush you will see it matches. sometimes a light touch till you get the micron flowing properly. I work with them constantly doing linework for tattoo designs and art in general.microns tend to be finicky niut are needed piece to any artit who is looking for clean lines the .005 being the most finicky tbut it the thickness of the line they tend to look as if they are lightening up but when u go to mesh black up to it with a brush you will see it matches. sometimes a light touch till you get the micron flowing properly. I work with them constantly doing linework for tattoo designs and art in general.
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I had the same problem and was told by the store that sold it to me that some printer manufacturers do this on purpose as they make their most money on the ink they sell not the printer. I got rid of mine and purchased an ink jet black only printer as this is all I need anyway. A lot cheaper to use.
There are a couple reasons a pen refill won't start writing right away. The first thing to check is the tip--often there is a bit of glue or plastic over it in order to prevent leaking.
If that doesn't work, then try one (or both) of the following two methods:
1) Place the refill (but not the tip) in some warm water. Heat will allow the liquid in the gel pen to become thinner and flow more naturally.
2) Hook a rubber band around the middle of the pen, using tape to ensure safety, and wind the pen while holding the rubber band on either side of the pen. Make sure the cap is on the pen. When the rubber band is tight, when you pull straight out on the rubber band from both sides of the pen, it should spin very quickly. The centripetal force will cause the liquid in the pen (at least half of it) to move toward the tip.
Make sure you fasten the rubber band to the pen with tape or something similar; otherwise the pen may go flying off at someone nearby. Also, again, make sure the cap is on to prevent any ink spraying out--this is unlikely in a gel pen, but it could happen.
This problem arises if the printer is not used for along period/ might occur when the ink is change. Compare it to the case when a fountain pen is refilled. it takes a few time to get perfect flow. This might be also due to the clogging of black ink inside.
Try the following operations from the printer properties dialog box: Cleaning/ deep cleaning Nozzle check
What you are describing is a bad print head. You can try running the eliminate light stripes several times, and jet substitution, but most likely the print head will have to be replaced to remedy your problem. You can try googling. Phaser printer print heads or phaser printheads. There seems to be a secondary market appearing for those print heads. I can tell you from Xerox, if you have no maintenance agreement, they cost $750 per print head. Honestly, having worked on about every type of color printer known to man, the new solid ink phaser printers, produce a dry ink image of 2400 x 2400 dpi with ink particles that align end to end. The resolution of those printers are remarkable and can be purchased for less than the price of one of those new print heads. Now for reliable, albeit somewhat not as sharp a color image, but still exceptional, you really can not beat an HP. The ink stick technology really no longer has the color vividness advantage it initially had. The inks that align end to end, have ended that advantage and are sure a lot cheaper to operate per page.
The ink your purchased is likely a cheap watered down version of what your printer is meant to take. You may notice that the ink smears when you rub the page directly after printing. Why you chose to use the blue and red ink to make black blows my mind. These refill kits are insanely cheap and buying the black could not have been much more. Not using black ink in the black cartridge would explain why your print is faded. Also, there is no way to reset the ink levels on this type of cartridge. As long as the printer still prints, just ignore the ink level indicator and print until the ink runs dry. I recommend Cartridge World for ink refills because they use high quality ink to manufacturer specified volumes while still saving you money.
It pretty much sounds to me like you have "outdated" or old cartridges. Are you using the photo setting to print photos? Before you purchase more expensive cartridges do a head cleaning! Good luck.
microns tend to be finicky niut are needed piece to any artit who is looking for clean lines the .005 being the most finicky tbut it the thickness of the line they tend to look as if they are lightening up but when u go to mesh black up to it with a brush you will see it matches. sometimes a light touch till you get the micron flowing properly. I work with them constantly doing linework for tattoo designs and art in general.
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