At 09:26 AM 23/06/03, you wrote:
white vinegar and lintless paper towels. The vinegar very quickly cuts through
old dry ink. You can usually get the head clean by "flossing" the head with
a section of paper towel rolled then soaked in vinegar. I've salvaged quite
a few
printers this way when they were dumped on my door.
Only bad thing is that your printer smells like a pickle or a day or so....
Dave
>Very good explanation of the difference between piezo andSteve no need to replace the heads when they clog. Just use household
>thermal/bubblejet. However, despite the website describing thermal
>heads as temporary, part of the ink cartridge, and short-lived, I've
>used two Canon BJC 610 inkjet printers for quite a few prints without
>ever replacing the heads, sold one and the other finally did clog
>badly but it was so old by then that I bought another printer rather
>than put herculean effort or pay $12.95 for a new head. Then a Canon
>BJC 5000 that clogged badly enough to require replacement about every
>6 ink replacements. Now a Canon BJC 6000 that I've used quite a bit
>but has never (knock on wood, ow my head!) yet needed a new print head.
>
>With Stefan's experience and your's and others observations, I am
>going to see if I can pick up a working Epson inkjet since they are
>Piezo. Loads of Epson 600's in the thrift stores here lately, but they
>don't have a straight through paper path. Are there any Epson inkjets
>that have a rear feed slot and a straight paper path?
>
>Steve Greenfield
white vinegar and lintless paper towels. The vinegar very quickly cuts through
old dry ink. You can usually get the head clean by "flossing" the head with
a section of paper towel rolled then soaked in vinegar. I've salvaged quite
a few
printers this way when they were dumped on my door.
Only bad thing is that your printer smells like a pickle or a day or so....
Dave