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Re: [Digital BW] Epson 1430 Cleaning Solution

2013-04-30 by Jim Coffee

When I place an order with MIS I always order a bottle of cleaning solution
also.  Simple.  And important.  Not that expensive.  Sure saves a lot
of hassle (and ink waste).
-Jim Coffee-

On 30 April 2013 07:21, remononaz1 <homershannon@...> wrote:

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>
>
> Last night I had quite a battle with my new Epson 1430, which I am using
> for color printing. The old 1400 is now a dedicated B&W machine.
>
> It seems the black ink head was quite clogged and I emptied a full set of
> cartridges (MIS, not Epson!) doing head cleanings before I finally got a
> good nozzle check.
>
> This got me thinking that I really should get some head cleaning fluid,
> but which one to buy? Most of the commercially available fluids are nearly
> as expensive as ink - and are probably just distilled water and a bit of
> ammonia and alcohol.
>
> I have nearly a pint of PR-Clearbase-PT solution. Any thoughts as to how
> this would work as a head cleaning solution? Should I add a little ammonia
> and/or isopropyl alcohol?
>
>  
>


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