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ink problem

  • 19-11-2006 5:55pm
    #1
    emmemm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 507 ✭✭✭


    DESKJET640C cartridge is 75% full but printing only dots.Have tried cleaning the print head with proper cleaning fluid but no result.Anyone help please.


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,552 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Have you done a test print - sometimes printing can get improve as the ink dissolves from the back - or print something with solid blocks of colour. Can't remember the self test for them - hold a button when you power it on.

    How long since it was last used - if a very long time then may never fully clear up. :(

    "proper cleaning fluid" - which ?


  • #3
    jefreywithonef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,089 ✭✭✭jefreywithonef


    What sort of brand is the cleaning fluid? Don't tell me Tesco...


  • #4
    emmemm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 507 ✭✭✭emmemm


    Cheers for the replies.

    Test prints - aye. Still blurred however. It was last used maybe three - five weeks ago. :/

    Tesco printer ink cleaning fluid...


  • #5
    esquier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 320 ✭✭esquier


    Try dipping the printhead in 1/2 " water just off the boil and use a damp
    tissue to draw out the ink. Also make sure the printer is switched off
    after use via the printer switch, not the wall socket.


  • #6
    emmemm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 507 ✭✭✭emmemm


    cheers,always used the wall switch in the past so probably my own fault.


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,552 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    esquier wrote:
    Try dipping the printhead in 1/2 " water just off the boil and use a damp
    tissue to draw out the ink. Also make sure the printer is switched off
    after use via the printer switch, not the wall socket.
    Yeah some printers move to the return position and blow their little noses before pressing the head against a seal to stop the solvent evaporating and leaving a deposit that clogs the nozzles.


  • #8
    emmemm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 507 ✭✭✭emmemm


    soaked it for several hours in the cleaning fluid.eventually came right:)


  • #9
    esquier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 320 ✭✭esquier


    Just to elaborate on the switching here`s a piece of an article:-

    "ALWAYS use the printers ON/OFF button to power down the printer! Most inkjet printers have a print head park function which ensures the print head is positioned and sealed correctly and not exposed to the drying effects of the ambient air. If you switch off the printer at the mains socket the print head will not park correctly!."

    Also it`s worth printing a test page every couple of days if you don`t use the printer much.


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