Digital BW, The Print

>Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 19:05:22 -0400
>To: David Kachel <david@davidkachel.com>
>From: Eugene Coggins <elcoggins@...>
>Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Damage from Windex
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>>  >>> and..... what kind of damage are we refering to?
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>>Š I forgot;
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>>More specifically, the ammonia in Windex corrodes and otherwise harms
>>printhead parts and cartridge parts.
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>David:
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>You need to review your high school chemistry. 
>Ammonia is NOT corrosive. It is a base. No metal 
>will dissolve in a base. (Only organic compounds 
>will emulsify)
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>Acquire the MSDS sheet for the ink set you are 
>contemplating using. For instance, you will find 
>the pH of Epson inks to be around 10. That means 
>that the ink solvent is primarily basic so that 
>no bacteria will grow in a basic solution.
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>Windex should not harm the print head of a 3800 
>since its ammonia content is relative low.
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>Having said that, it would be better to simply 
>allow the "new ink set" to simply purge out the 
>old inks set without the use of a Windex plug. 
>(The African method).
>
>Gene