Re: Ink clog and thanks

["Dave King" <kingphoto@mindspring.com>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>> Dave King wrote:
> >
> > ...I've heard that the nozzles can be damaged with this method,
> > and now the electronics.  But I've cleaned several 1200's this way
and
> > no damage yet.
>
> I forgot to comment on this part. I don't think that the nozzles are
so
> fragile as to be damaged by scrubbing by a (relatively lint free)
paper
> towel. I assume that your "shrink tube cleaning fluid reservoir" is
> short enough so that the pressure head is not strong enough to leak
into
> the electrical contacts above the nozzles.
>
> Forcing cleaning fluid through the head with a syringe at high
pressure
> would be dangerous to the electronics. I just visited Alan Womack's
FAQ
> ( http://welcome.to/epson-inkjet ) and I think that his version of
the
> shrink tube method - in which he uses a compressed air can to force
the
> cleaning fluid through would also be dangerous. A printer could
survive
> pressurized cleaning, in the same sense that a drunk driver won't
> necessarilly hit a pedestrian on any given trip. I've personally
killed
> a couple of printers with pressurized cleaning.

> -- Ben Haskell

Yes, I got the ideas for this method from the post on Alan's site you
mention, but David at NoMoreCarts advised against both compressed air
and alcohol.  So I began by using Windex and now use MediaStreet's
"Jrano" flushing solution (I've found it to be superior to Windex for
this).  David sent me a 3cc syringe at one point that had a plastic
'funnel' tip attached (don't know the actual name for this tip, wish I
did), and the tip is perfect for the heat shrink tubing method because
the business end fits into the open end of the heat shrink tubing
perfectly.  Then I push about half a cc fluid through each head in
sequence, wait a bit and repeat until the nozzles are clean and clear.
The heat shrink tubing was purchased at Radio Shack (labeled as 1/16",
but measures 3/32") and cut into 1 1/2" lengths.  This method is so
efficient and good it's the only way I clean and/or flush the 1200
now.  Wish there was a way to do something similar on the 7000!!!!

Dave

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