Hi This is not for the timid, but I was given a printer(860) with a severe clog and was able to remove the heads. I cleaned them in an ultrasonic cleaning bath, with a mix of isopropyl alcohol and some ammonia. The bath is the sort for cleaning mapping pens (which also clog very quickly) - I suppose the ones for jewellery would be ok as well. I only placed each head in some 5-6mm depth of solution.
This was the last thing before it went to the skip. My parents have now been happily using it for the last year (hardly critical use :-) I did a head alignment check after reassembly and it seemed OK. It was quite straight forward to dismantle, but then again I've been tinkering with optical and electronic equipment for years :-)) I should add that I tried it on another poorly printer and it never worked again. bye for now Keith Cooper Northlight Images http://northlight-images.co.uk Photography - Digital Imaging - Apple Mac Consultancy Tel +44 (0)116 291 9092 Mobile +44 (0)780 162 9397 =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
