Re: ESC 600 clogged black

[Ben Haskell <npthaskell@netbridge.net>]

Irene Alora wrote:
> 
> Yeah, I know this goes around at least once a month.  But ya never seem to
> pay close attention to advice until you need it.  Due to moving I let my
> Epson color stylus 600 sit unplugged for a month.  The color cleared after
> about 10 cleaning cycles.  God knows how many more times I've run the clean
> cycle and the black is still majorly clogged up.  I know I've seen some
> cleaning suggestions involving alcohol.  Could someone please repeat the
> directions for me?  Or any other tips for clearing my heads.

Tomcat suggests placing some windex on the cleaning pad (Some models
have 2 pads, I assume that the 600 has only one). Then park the
carriage over the pads and let it sit for several hours or so.

I sometimes use a cartridge filled with Ultra Fill from
www.WeInk.com. I dilute some ink 10 to 100 fold as a tracer, so that
I can use the nozzle check utility to monitor progress.

Sometimes I alternate 1-3 cleaning cycles with printing out 1-3
pages of solid black (in your case).

Sometimes I alternate 1-3 cleaning utility cycles with several hours
of doing nothing; then running a few nozzle checks with a few
minutes inbetween each one; just doing nothing for a few hours works best!

Since you ran so many cleaning utility cycles, you may need to
insert a new cartridge.

But try gently jiggling (reseating) the current cartridge as
described in the advice for the poor 400 owner.

-- Ben Haskell
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