Steve wrote:
>>Hi,
>>> I needed to make a pcb. I hadn't used the Stylus 460 for atleast 6 months.
>>> After a couple of nozzle cleans, the epson test print showed one black line
>>> missing. A half dozen more cleans wouldn't fix it. So i put in an old black
>>> cartridge after filling it with metholated spirits with a syringe. I did
>>> dozens of cleans until the cartridge was empty, but it was still blocked.
>>> I refilled the cartridge with "Hardworking Nifti" spray cleaner detergent,
>>> and did 20 more nozzle cleans. Now all nozzles work.
>
>What are "metholated spirits"?
I meant methylated spirits.
>http://www.polyphoto.com/tutorials/PrintHeadCleaning/
>
>>> In linux, i just enter "escputil -c" 50 times (using the Bash shell repeat
>>> feature) and leave the printer to do 50 nozzle cleans. When i come back, i
>>> just enter "escputil -n" to do a nozzle check.
> I've been told repeatedly by Epson techs that it is bad to do more
> than 3 head cleanings in a row without printing -something- even just
> a nozzle check. Supposedly it keeps increasing in "intensity" and is
> at risk of damaging the head.
>
> In any case, you are wasting loads of ink doing that. See my link above.
I used an old cartridge i refilled with cleaner. Some of the other nozzles
that gave slightly fuzzy lines got sharper too.