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"Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, the Dark Remover"" <NOSPAM@dslextreme.com>
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> "Roger Hamlett" <rogerspamignored@ttelmah.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > "Mike Harrison" <mike@whitewing.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > > On 5 Nov 2004 05:09:50 -0800, wylbur37nospam@yahoo.com (wylbur37)
> wrote:
> > >
> > > >I have an Epson 740 inkjet printer.
> > > >
> > > >After not using it for a while, I discovered that the inkjet
> nozzles
> > > >were apparently clogged to the point where the "head cleaning
> routine"
> > > >was of limited usefulness.
> > > >The printouts show signs of missing lines and "bleeding fibers"
> > > >indicating the presence of accumulated residue around the nozzles.
> > >
> > > Here's a post from a while go - a friend of mine has tried it
> > successfully :
> > >
> > > The symptom is missing horizontal lines
> > > through text or graphics -- or no print at
> > > all. This occurs when the water based inks
> > > dry at the print heads in amounts that the
> > > head cleaning routine cannot dislodge.
> > >
> > > The newer Epson Stylus Color series print
> > > heads are particularly affected.
> > >
> > > It can happen whether you refill your inkjet
> > > cartridges or not.
> > >
> > > One contributing factor is turning off the
> > > printer from a power bar. This prevents a
> > > complete shutdown and docking of the heads
> > > at their docking stations. You will notice
> > > some activity even after turning the printer
> > > off by its switch, as it continues to take a
> > > trickle charge.
> > >
> > > To unclog the heads:
> > >
> > > - Run 3 cleaning cycles from the Epson
> > > Utility
> > >
> > > - Turn off printer, and restart in Test
> > > Print mode
> > >
> > > - When cartridges/ print heads are at
> > > extreme left of carriage, quickly spray 3
> > > shots of Windex or Ammonia onto docking
> > > station(s) affected, and turn off printer
> > > for 5 minutes
> > >
> > > - Repeat process as needed until perfect
> > > test prints are restored - usually 2
> > > procedures
> > >
> > > We've saved 14 printers this way.
> > I was going to post the Ammonia suggestion. It worked for me, and the
> > printer concerned, was still working two years latter when I sold it.
> > It is very effective indeed.
> > It is worth realising that the removing the head won't really help,
> since
> > the blockage is inside the nozzles, and not something external that
> can be
> > wiped away. The cleaning sponges at the docking end of the carriage,
> come
> > directly into contact with the heads, and cleaner on here works,
> without
> > risking destroying the alignment of the system.
>
> Good point.
>
> > It is worth also saying, that the Epson heads are far less prone to
> this,
> > than the HP cartridges, and when you have been through 30+ HP
> cartidges at
> > £20 or more a time, in each case replacing them before more than a
> quarter
> > of the ink is used, the Epson system does not seem bad.
>
> The HP cartridges may be expensive, but they don't clog up as often in
> as Epsons in my experience, and when they do, all you have to do is
> replace the cartridge, and not waste tons of time on trying to get it to
> clean and work properly as the Epson requires. We've never had as
> many problems or complaints with the HPs as we've had with the Epsons.
Interesting. The exact opposite of me. We have over 300 printer in the
company I work for. The running costs for HP equivalent models, worked out
over double that of the Epsons, with a hige number of 'early replacement'
cartridges. We have had just two Epson's develop clogged nozzles, and both
cleared.
> And I hear the Epson printer sitting there for several minutes doing
> this "dance" they do, of so much activity and gyrations just to get a
> single _page_ printed out.
I only hear cleaning cycles, if the printer has been switched off, or left
idle for a couple of days. Normally responses are instantaneous. The HP
units also do a clean if left idle.
> > I have never successfully got an HP cartridge to clean.
>
> But you can remove the whole cartridge and set the business end on a
> sheet of paper towel wetted with whatever you want to clean it with. Or
> even put the heads in a shallow liquid, like in a lid from a jar or
> bottle.
Yes, and then the cartridge no longer gives the fine ink dots it used to.
The quality degrades massively. The same is true after most refills...
> And if you're against tossing the printer cartridges and putting new
> ones in, then youi might consider what some people do. They just buy a
> whole new HP printer on sale for $70 or so, with cartridges, and give
> the old one to a friend or the kids or whatever.
>
> And save a lot of money by refilling the cartridges. Epson uses a chip
> in heirs to thwart the refills so they can sell more cartridges. But
> the pirates sell kits that have already bypassed those.
I suspect that this explains a lot. The two machines that did develop
clogged nozzles, turned out to have both been fitted with a 'refilled'
cartridge, by one person...
Best Wishes
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