I ran apple cider vinager in my wind shield water system of my car when the plastic lines got clogged with whatever! Wouldn't this work on printer lines and be a natural cleaner for inkjets as it is for almost everything else? Sure worked for my car! It eats deposits.
Philip Stortz wrote: > good advice. i have an "apple color printer", i think their first inkjet, that > indeed has big ink bags and tubes to the printhead, when i got it it was badly > clogged. i ran a lot of rubbing alcohol and even everclear and distilled water > through it and got it back in great shape, but i did have to refill the old ink > bags 3 or 4 times and keep printing test pages. it takes a syringe and needle > to do this easily in this case, easy to get in some states, practically probable > cause in others, fortunately i live in a state with a lot of live stock, i can > go buy any size syringe and needle i want up to 50 cc with a truly scary needle, > if i ever needed one. syringes are handy for all kinds of things, great for oil > and grease especially with a needle attached, just don't get stupid! in any > case, clogged plumbing can usually be cleared along with badly clogged heads. > > J Sand wrote: > > > > Another thing with Epson is too make sure you do not leave it idle for too > > long. The ink can dry out inside the paths going to the print head. If > > they become clogged, it costs as much to repair as to get a new printer. > > Solution - print a test page about once a week so ink does not have the time > > to dry out > --------------- > > -- > Philip Stortz--"Only love can kill the Demon", from Natural Born Killers, the > American people and Government would be wise to heed that simple Wisdom. Blood > Shed feeds the demon and makes it stronger, Love and Forgiveness starve the > demon. hatred and violence are the demon. It's a good movie, if you can > realize it's a farce and know what a farce is.... > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
