Digital BW, The Print

YW…

 

I forgot that Eboni inks are pigment. That may be your main problem as I have been told that pigment inks don’t always work well in the 1430.

 

I forgot where I got the cleaning formula but I’ve been using that formula for quite some years in a variety of printers always with good success. It seems that the combination of alcohol and ammonia is the magic bullet. I remember that it was stressed to me that only the original formula of Windex should be used as it contains ammonia. Adding water to Windex only serves to weaken it, I’m not sure why you would want to do that but I certainly would not use ammonia or alcohol without some dilution. I don’t know what percentage of ammonia is in Windex but I think that the addition of 20% alcohol is fine, I haven’t seen any negative effects in many years of using it.

 

Good luck!!!!

 

Tom 

 

From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2016 3:19 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Troubleshooting Epson Artisan 1430 -- nozzle checks failing

 

  

Tom, thanks for the speedy response. I tried cleaning carts a while ago, but you've motivated me to try it again. This time I'm going to be more patient and let the thing sit on the soaked pad with the carts for a day or so.

Can I ask, where did you get your formula for the cleaning solution? I've seen quite a few and am curious to know where you got yours. I've been using a 50/50 mixture of distilled water with Windex. I've also seen people mixing some ammonia with distilled water. Alcohol is a new one for me.