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"Bill" <bill@howcroft.me.uk> wrote in message
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> Black head virtually no output.
> Have removed cartridge and dribbled alcohol onto the little spike and
> wiped it with a cotton wool bud.
> Can I disembowel it and have a go at cleaning the 'paper' side
> nozzles?
>
> TIA
>
> Bill
Basically don't attempt the disassembly of Epson printheads. All effective
cleaning can be done without that.
If you have a spare cartridge the best way is to fill it with Windex
(Windolene UK) and print a few pages with that as and when the black fades.
Mr Muscle a shower degeaser works fine as well. The ammonia content in these
cleaners acts as solvent for dye and usually pigmented inks. Household
ammonia diluted 10:1 also does the trick. And if possible ignore all the
parrot pratts who occasionally visit these groups with their prophecies of
doom. The solvent only stays in their for a few minutes and is flushed
through by the next load of ink.Some vendors also provide a solution which
is basically the same mix.
Tony
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