Digital BW, The Print

> Any ideas on how to un-clog a nasty cyan channel on an R-800?
> 
> I ran cleaning carts and let the printer set overnight. I'm in the 
> process of a puddle clean with a mixture of 90% distilled water and 
10% 
> amonia. I plan to leave it sit overnight, too.
> 
> Isn't there a way to manually flush the head(s)? 
> 

If the cleaning cart and Windex or ammonia on the pad over night (or 
for days) does not work, try a syringe with a tube on it, Windex or an 
ammonia mix in it, and direct injection into the head via the normal 
inlet.  The last serious clog I had was on my 7500 where I could not 
use a cleaning cart.  Not a single jet was firing.  I pulled the damper 
(K position) and injected Windex -- with some rather energetic pusshing 
and pulling on the syringe.  I also put a dilute mix in the damper and 
put the system back together.  The next morning after one cleaning 
cycle the nozzles were perfect.  

No guarantees, but the Epson authorized repair person in the area 
showed me the same trick.  He squired cleaning fluid through heads he'd 
removed from printers to clean them out.

For what it's worth ...

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com