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 > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be September 25 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
