Fwd: Re: [Digital BW] Damage from Windex
2011-06-03 by Eugene Coggins
>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 >Cc: >Bcc: >X-Attachments: > >> >> >> >>> and..... what kind of damage are we refering to? >> >> I forgot; >> >>More specifically, the ammonia in Windex corrodes and otherwise harms >>printhead parts and cartridge parts. >> > >David: > >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) > >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. > >Windex should not harm the print head of a 3800 >since its ammonia content is relative low. > >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