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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Standard inkjet inks for etch resist?(yeeeehaaa))

From: Russell Shaw <rjshaw@...>
Date: 2004-03-13

Steve wrote:
> Epson heads are not removeable.
>
> I believe Mop and Glo, like Future Floor Polish, is soluble in
> household ammonia. One of the tricks to clean partly clogged heads is
> to put a few drops of Windex with Ammonia on the park pad before
> turning the printer off.
>
> More Mop and Glo would just make a dried out mess, I'd think.

I've always had best success unclogging epson heads by putting
in a genuine epson ink tank which seems to have good solvent action.
You might need to do the clean/flush cycle 5-10 times.