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Cleaning ink heads in epson 960 printer
I have three epson 960 printers.
I need to know how to clean the ink heads of this printer. and what is the special fluid that you use. I understand that there is a house hold fluid that I can buy or make to do this. and also do I need to remove the ink cart to do this. If any one can help me I would greatly appreciate it. Also what new epson phot printers would you suggest or are there other printers that work better. I print allot and like to use a direct flow system with the ink bottles out side the printer so I dont have to change cartridges so often. Thanks Russ Bernard |
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Cleaning ink heads in epson 960 printer
"rubberstampman" wrote in message
ups.com... I have three epson 960 printers. I need to know how to clean the ink heads of this printer. and what is the special fluid that you use. I understand that there is a house hold fluid that I can buy or make to do this. and also do I need to remove the ink cart to do this. If any one can help me I would greatly appreciate it. Also what new epson phot printers would you suggest or are there other printers that work better. I print allot and like to use a direct flow system with the ink bottles out side the printer so I dont have to change cartridges so often. Thanks Russ Bernard look for posts from Arthur Entlich and email a request for his Epson head cleaning manual. |
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Cleaning ink heads in epson 960 printer
I have tried several different email addresses for Arthur, and they
don't seem to work. Please email me his Email address. Thanks Russ Burt wrote: "rubberstampman" wrote in message ups.com... I have three epson 960 printers. I need to know how to clean the ink heads of this printer. and what is the special fluid that you use. I understand that there is a house hold fluid that I can buy or make to do this. and also do I need to remove the ink cart to do this. If any one can help me I would greatly appreciate it. Also what new epson phot printers would you suggest or are there other printers that work better. I print allot and like to use a direct flow system with the ink bottles out side the printer so I dont have to change cartridges so often. Thanks Russ Bernard look for posts from Arthur Entlich and email a request for his Epson head cleaning manual. |
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Cleaning ink heads in epson 960 printer
Russ has been in contact with me, so he did finally find/acquire the
correct address ;-) Art rubberstampman wrote: I have tried several different email addresses for Arthur, and they don't seem to work. Please email me his Email address. Thanks Russ |
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Cleaning ink heads in epson 960 printer
rubberstampman wrote:
I have three epson 960 printers. I need to know how to clean the ink heads of this printer. and what is the special fluid that you use. I understand that there is a house hold fluid that I can buy or make to do this. and also do I need to remove the ink cart to do this. If any one can help me I would greatly appreciate it. Also what new epson phot printers would you suggest or are there other printers that work better. I print allot and like to use a direct flow system with the ink bottles out side the printer so I dont have to change cartridges so often. I have a Canon MP780 printer that has seen serious use for almost two years. Just recently the print head had an issue with the cyan color and I figured the head might be worn out and needing replaced. Thinking I had nothing to lose, I took the head out and thoroughly rinsed it in the sink. I ran tap water through the cartridge intake until the ink for all colors was removed. I then took a can of compressed air and with the head placed in a paper towel I blew out most of the water from each ink pathway and dried it on the outside. I then placed it back in the printer and installed the cartridges and immediately printed two or three full size color photos on plain paper to flush out any remaining water in the head. It has worked great ever since. The tap water appears to have done no damage and the printer works as good as when new. I wouldn't hesitate to do this again as it worked extremely well and with no apparent damage to the head. |
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Cleaning ink heads in epson 960 printer
Sorry, I thought you were referencing a Canon i960 printer. My
experience may not apply to an Epson. Michael Johnson, PE wrote: rubberstampman wrote: I have three epson 960 printers. I need to know how to clean the ink heads of this printer. and what is the special fluid that you use. I understand that there is a house hold fluid that I can buy or make to do this. and also do I need to remove the ink cart to do this. If any one can help me I would greatly appreciate it. Also what new epson phot printers would you suggest or are there other printers that work better. I print allot and like to use a direct flow system with the ink bottles out side the printer so I dont have to change cartridges so often. I have a Canon MP780 printer that has seen serious use for almost two years. Just recently the print head had an issue with the cyan color and I figured the head might be worn out and needing replaced. Thinking I had nothing to lose, I took the head out and thoroughly rinsed it in the sink. I ran tap water through the cartridge intake until the ink for all colors was removed. I then took a can of compressed air and with the head placed in a paper towel I blew out most of the water from each ink pathway and dried it on the outside. I then placed it back in the printer and installed the cartridges and immediately printed two or three full size color photos on plain paper to flush out any remaining water in the head. It has worked great ever since. The tap water appears to have done no damage and the printer works as good as when new. I wouldn't hesitate to do this again as it worked extremely well and with no apparent damage to the head. |
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Cleaning ink heads in epson 960 printer
"Michael Johnson, PE" wrote in message
... Sorry, I thought you were referencing a Canon i960 printer. My experience may not apply to an Epson. Michael Johnson, PE wrote: rubberstampman wrote: I have three epson 960 printers. I need to know how to clean the ink heads of this printer. and what is the special fluid that you use. I understand that there is a house hold fluid that I can buy or make to do this. and also do I need to remove the ink cart to do this. If any one can help me I would greatly appreciate it. Also what new epson phot printers would you suggest or are there other printers that work better. I print allot and like to use a direct flow system with the ink bottles out side the printer so I dont have to change cartridges so often. I have a Canon MP780 printer that has seen serious use for almost two years. Just recently the print head had an issue with the cyan color and I figured the head might be worn out and needing replaced. Thinking I had nothing to lose, I took the head out and thoroughly rinsed it in the sink. I ran tap water through the cartridge intake until the ink for all colors was removed. I then took a can of compressed air and with the head placed in a paper towel I blew out most of the water from each ink pathway and dried it on the outside. I then placed it back in the printer and installed the cartridges and immediately printed two or three full size color photos on plain paper to flush out any remaining water in the head. It has worked great ever since. The tap water appears to have done no damage and the printer works as good as when new. I wouldn't hesitate to do this again as it worked extremely well and with no apparent damage to the head. Canon printheads are removable and Epson printheads are fixed in place. Although they can be removed and replaced this is not something most end users should consider. There are techniques for cleaning them in place, and Arthur Entlich has written a very good "how-to" manual that he sends as an email attachment at no charge |
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Cleaning ink heads in epson 960 printer
Burt wrote:
"Michael Johnson, PE" wrote in message ... Sorry, I thought you were referencing a Canon i960 printer. My experience may not apply to an Epson. Michael Johnson, PE wrote: rubberstampman wrote: I have three epson 960 printers. I need to know how to clean the ink heads of this printer. and what is the special fluid that you use. I understand that there is a house hold fluid that I can buy or make to do this. and also do I need to remove the ink cart to do this. If any one can help me I would greatly appreciate it. Also what new epson phot printers would you suggest or are there other printers that work better. I print allot and like to use a direct flow system with the ink bottles out side the printer so I dont have to change cartridges so often. I have a Canon MP780 printer that has seen serious use for almost two years. Just recently the print head had an issue with the cyan color and I figured the head might be worn out and needing replaced. Thinking I had nothing to lose, I took the head out and thoroughly rinsed it in the sink. I ran tap water through the cartridge intake until the ink for all colors was removed. I then took a can of compressed air and with the head placed in a paper towel I blew out most of the water from each ink pathway and dried it on the outside. I then placed it back in the printer and installed the cartridges and immediately printed two or three full size color photos on plain paper to flush out any remaining water in the head. It has worked great ever since. The tap water appears to have done no damage and the printer works as good as when new. I wouldn't hesitate to do this again as it worked extremely well and with no apparent damage to the head. Canon printheads are removable and Epson printheads are fixed in place. Although they can be removed and replaced this is not something most end users should consider. There are techniques for cleaning them in place, and Arthur Entlich has written a very good "how-to" manual that he sends as an email attachment at no charge Then flooding the print head with tap water on the printer in question is not an option. I was surprised when I did it to the print head in my MP780. It worked great. Just make sure the head is dry on the outside before putting back in the cradle and installing the cartridges. I didn't even notice any water on the first print. It looked fine. I also think it is important to print something in color and "text only" black (to flush the Bk3e cartridge) right after the head is rinsed to get ink back into the head ASAP. |
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Cleaning ink heads in epson 960 printer
"Michael Johnson, PE" wrote in message ... Burt wrote: "Michael Johnson, PE" wrote in message ... Sorry, I thought you were referencing a Canon i960 printer. My experience may not apply to an Epson. Michael Johnson, PE wrote: rubberstampman wrote: I have three epson 960 printers. I need to know how to clean the ink heads of this printer. and what is the special fluid that you use. I understand that there is a house hold fluid that I can buy or make to do this. and also do I need to remove the ink cart to do this. If any one can help me I would greatly appreciate it. Also what new epson phot printers would you suggest or are there other printers that work better. I print allot and like to use a direct flow system with the ink bottles out side the printer so I dont have to change cartridges so often. I have a Canon MP780 printer that has seen serious use for almost two years. Just recently the print head had an issue with the cyan color and I figured the head might be worn out and needing replaced. Thinking I had nothing to lose, I took the head out and thoroughly rinsed it in the sink. I ran tap water through the cartridge intake until the ink for all colors was removed. I then took a can of compressed air and with the head placed in a paper towel I blew out most of the water from each ink pathway and dried it on the outside. I then placed it back in the printer and installed the cartridges and immediately printed two or three full size color photos on plain paper to flush out any remaining water in the head. It has worked great ever since. The tap water appears to have done no damage and the printer works as good as when new. I wouldn't hesitate to do this again as it worked extremely well and with no apparent damage to the head. Canon printheads are removable and Epson printheads are fixed in place. Although they can be removed and replaced this is not something most end users should consider. There are techniques for cleaning them in place, and Arthur Entlich has written a very good "how-to" manual that he sends as an email attachment at no charge Then flooding the print head with tap water on the printer in question is not an option. I was surprised when I did it to the print head in my MP780. It worked great. Just make sure the head is dry on the outside before putting back in the cradle and installing the cartridges. I didn't even notice any water on the first print. It looked fine. I also think it is important to print something in color and "text only" black (to flush the Bk3e cartridge) right after the head is rinsed to get ink back into the head ASAP. You can also use a purge file. MIS has several downloadable purge files that are simply vertical bars of each color of ink you have for your particular printer. Printing one of these files clears each set of color nozzles fairly equally. You are right about the plain paper setting to clear the bci-3ebk nozzles. |
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