Digital BW, The Print

I just spent the last three days resurrecting a 1400 with UT-14 that  
has been sitting unplugged on a shelf in my studio since March of  
2011. It's been a little stubborn but I finally have a beautiful  
nozzle check pattern. I filled a syringe with plain original formula  
Windex and hosed the capping station. I did this several times over a  
30 hour period and could slowly see progress after multiple cleaning  
cycles and nozzle checks. I finally folded a paper towel to four  
thicknesses and cut out a little rectangle just slightly larger than  
the gasket on the capping station and doused the paper towel pad with  
windex and gently laid it flat over the capping station. Then I  
patted it down flat very carefully and brought the carriage home to  
park and let it sit whilst I was at work today. When I came home  
tonight I had them all fully back except for magenta position was  
completely missing. I drew about a cc of ink through the bottom of  
the cart to make sure I had ink coming to the head. I ran a cleaning  
cycle and then got a perfect pattern on the nozzle check. I noticed  
that the glop was toning because of some back wicking from all the  
windex gunk in the capping station so I dabbed the capping station  
sponge dry with paper towel and ran another cleaning cycle and all is  
well in paradise tonight.

Peace

Clark


On Jul 17, 2013, at 3:10 PM, davidkachel wrote:

I have the above and a totally clogged black ink cartridge. The  
others test 100%.
Any suggestions? Any experience with defective cartridges? I haven't  
tried gasoline and a fire hose yet, but that's next.
I should say, I bought, filled w/B&W inks and installed these  
cartridges in a refurbished 1400 (yes, I tested it with the color  
inks first) last year and after playing for a while, let it sit for  
quite a few months. Have time to get back to it now and because of  
the blocked cartridge, can't do a thing.





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