Thank you Paul.
I tried what you said. Unfortunately it did not change anything. I tried to print an image in BO mode. In the beginning I got a very light grey print (like 5 or 10% of black) and then progressively fully white paper.
I'm afraid that there is no ink transfer between the cart and the nozzles. Strange indeed, but sad. Should I already think about buying a 1500 to replace my "old" 1400?
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Sylvain M.
Le 2015-10-08 00:37, Paul Roark roark.paul@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] a écrit :
Try letting the head sit in Windex (the type with ammonia) for a few hours. That is, move the head to one side by calling for a cleaning cycle. Pull the plug. Flood the parking pad with Windex, and manually move the head back over the parking pad into its usual parking position. Don't plug in the machine for a few hours. Then after it has sat for that length of time, plug it in and let it continue the cleaning cycle. See if that helps.Paul
On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 2:37 PM, 'Sylvain M.' sylvain@...t [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Hi all,
After a quite long time without using my 1400 (equiped with Eboni), I had to make a strong service on it: change carts, flush heads. All nozzles came back on track except the K head. After many (and many) tries, I still get absolutely nothing (or some small lines from time to time) from the K head.
I run with 6.3 carts from MIS and "old" Eboni.
Any clue? Help!
Thanks in advance...
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Sylvain M.
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Re: [Digital BW] Clog issue on 1400
2015-10-09 by Paul Roark
A last ditch effort is a cleaning solution in an empty K cart to see if it can dissolve garbage in the head itself. I've had this work with a mild -- quite dilute -- mix of clear base and Windex. The third party companies may have better/safer (for the head) solutions. I can't speak for what they are using now. (The fact that I used what I did tells you my opinion of the commercial solution for which I knew the formula.)
These machines do not last forever. When you consider how many tiny droplets are needed per page, I'm in awe that they work as well and as long as they do. And cost? Compare the years of printing one gets from a 1400 family printer to the cost of taking the family to a nice restaurant a couple of times.
Paul
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 12:11 PM, 'Sylvain M.' sylvain@grainsdefolie.net [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote: