Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is the best head cleaner I've ever used: https://americaninkjetsystems.com/product/inkjet-cleaning-fluid-clf007p/ I put some on the pad the head rests on. Then let the head sit there a couple of hours and see if a cleaning cycle then clears it. Good luck, Paul www.PaulRoark.com On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 8:43 AM RicCarter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > I have used distilled water for recalcitrant heads-no harm of it doesn?t > work > > ric > > > > > > On Jan 26, 2021, at 11:41 AM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> > wrote: > > > > As far as I can see Windex isn't available on this side of The Pond. > > What is the relevant ingredient the alcohols or the ani-ioninc > surfactants. > > > > If it's the former I imagine that the LUG would suggest a good single > > malt as a viable alternative! ;-) > > > > Peter > > > > On 26/01/2021 16:29, Howard Ritter via LUG wrote: > >> I have one, and have successfully used Windex sprayed on the print > heads and left to sit a while before running the Head Cleaning routine, > perhaps repeating the cycle several times. Well worth the effort for this > pricey and capable printer. Once it?s running again, make a point of > printing a head alignment test sheet every week. It consumes very little > ink and it keeps the ink from becoming inspissated in the nozzles. > >> > >> ?howard > >> > >>> On Jan26, 2021, at 1108, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > >>> > >>> It is a fantastic printer, so worth the effort. I had two of them, one > >>> after the other. Go to an Epson repair centre and get an estimate of > what > >>> is required to get it functioning - if it has a badly clogged head, you > >>> might not be able to do much, but replace the heads, which would cost > about > >>> 40% of the original cost of the printer. There are other accepted ways > to > >>> try and release the clogs from the print heads, usually with ammonia > based > >>> compounds like Windex, but I have never done it. You can google for > >>> hundreds of hits of advice for this! > >>> > >>> Cheers > >>> Jayanand > >>> > >>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 9:17 PM Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at > >>> summaventures.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Some years ago I bought an Epson Stylus Pro 3880. For various reasons > it > >>>> never got more than a couple of dozen prints through it. Can anyone > tell > >>>> me whether or not it can be put back into service after a long (4 yr) > >>>> hibernation and what it would likely take to do it? > >>>> > >>>> I really only want to use it for B&W, but may occasionally need > colour. > >>>> > >>>> TIA > >>>> > >>>> Peter > >>>> -- > >>>> > >>>> Dr. Peter Dzwig > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > -- > > > > Dr. Peter Dzwig > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information