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Lexmark Z51 Clogs Frequently
I've had a problem lately with my Lex Z51 which I hope someone here has seen
and surmounted. Basically I had the printer for a number of years and was happy with it. I then put it in storage for a year and got it back out a couple of months ago. Since I got it out of storage it's been terrible. The cartridges were dried up of course. I tried to clean them repeatedly and then gave up and bought new ones. The new ones worked great when first installed, but quickly fouled and needed cleaned again. And again. And again. And again.... The color cartridge is the problem. Before I clean it, it is thoroughly slathered in black ink. I clean that off and run a cleaning cycle and it works again temporarily. Looking back into the printer to the right where the cartridges park, the whole area is sprayed all over in black ink. I don't know if it's always been that way or if it's just all ink that leaked out during storage, or if it's failing currently and spraying back in there for some reason. I try to clean it as well as I can with Fantastic (works great to clean nozzles) and towels, but it's too far back in there to really do a good job. Has anyone run into this before? If it doesn't improve soon I'll be buying a new non Lexmark printer. Thanks. Bill |
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Bill Martin wrote:
I've had a problem lately with my Lex Z51 which I hope someone here has seen and surmounted. Basically I had the printer for a number of years and was happy with it. I then put it in storage for a year and got it back out a couple of months ago. Since I got it out of storage it's been terrible. The cartridges were dried up of course. I tried to clean them repeatedly and then gave up and bought new ones. The new ones worked great when first installed, but quickly fouled and needed cleaned again. And again. And again. And again.... The color cartridge is the problem. Before I clean it, it is thoroughly slathered in black ink. I clean that off and run a cleaning cycle and it works again temporarily. Looking back into the printer to the right where the cartridges park, the whole area is sprayed all over in black ink. I don't know if it's always been that way or if it's just all ink that leaked out during storage, or if it's failing currently and spraying back in there for some reason. I try to clean it as well as I can with Fantastic (works great to clean nozzles) and towels, but it's too far back in there to really do a good job. Has anyone run into this before? If it doesn't improve soon I'll be buying a new non Lexmark printer. Thanks. Bill Bill...... I believe Fantastic contains a bit of ammonia. I wouldn't use it to clean with. Will clean great but it is corrosive. I have found the new Windex orange with no ammonia or TSP to be great at cleaning inkjets without any damage. Regards Lee -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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Bill...... I believe Fantastic contains a bit of ammonia. I wouldn't
use it to clean with. Will clean great but it is corrosive. I have found the new Windex orange with no ammonia or TSP to be great at cleaning inkjets without any damage. Well, I found my problem -- maybe. I decided that I had nothing to lose by tearing the thing apart to give it a thorough cleaning. (It works like new now, but who knows how long it will last). In the process I found a broken spring laying in the chassis. I'll see if I can find a new one somewhere. Bill |
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