Another method is to leave the cartridge overnight in a sealed plastic bag with a piece of wet cloth or similar inside. Of course it won't work as fast as submerging the nozzle in water, but then you don't risk flooding the cartridge either.
>> > This is how the printer technician at my work does it: >> > Place the cartridge head down in a shallow bowl with clean water. >> > Leave it in for a few hours, wipe it of gently with a clean cloth rag. >> > Do NOT use tissuepaper! >> > Make sure its dry before you place it back into the printer again. >> > This might have to be repeated, but its safe for the nozzles and ink. >> >> Thank you, I will try that. I am wary of water and electronics, but >> the cartridge is pretty much all PET or ABS, and I do believe that the >> ink is water based. > > Just a fraction of an inch of water. > Dont submerge the whole thing. > You only need to "wet" the nozzles. _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
