your analysis is most likely correct. i've had some success with  
windex on a paper towel. press the saturated towel firmly against the  
print head for as long as you can stand. it doesn't make much sense  
to service any but a professional printer these days. best...jf

On Aug 9, 2007, at 4:26 PM, Bill Rising wrote:

> Hey folks,
>
> My step-daughter is having trouble with her Epson 777 printer: the  
> printer prints nothing.
>
> She has tried cleaning the print heads in the standard way.
> She tried both the new cartridges she bought and some old  
> cartridges which still had some ink. (The new cartridges are from  
> CarrotInk.)
> She called Epson, and they claimed the printer needed to be  
> serviced, to the tune of $50.
>
> I'm guessing that the print heads are clogged and need to be  
> washed, but I don't know what solvent is both save and effective.  
> Of course, this is a guess.
>
> Anyone have any home-cooked methods for trying to clean/repair the  
> printer?
>
> Bill
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