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Purging fluids

2005-02-14 by ccolbertbw

I am thinking about trying the PKN and LKN inks in a 7600.  I need to flush the lines, and 
still do have some cleaning fluid left in my MIS cleaning carts. I would like to buy more 
fluid in bulk rather than pay for the carts again. 

With respect to UC and UT inks:

Is the cleaning fluid just  "base" that you can buy from MIS, or is there something else 
important in there?

How about Jrano, you can buy that in bulk from Mediastreet.

thanks for any insight.

Costa Colbert

Re: [Digital BW] Purging fluids

2005-02-14 by James Irelan

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Re: [Digital BW] Purging fluids

2005-02-14 by James Irelan

Buy a set of empty carts and a chip resetter from Mediastreet and get a 
60 cc syringe from a vet or feed store.  Fill the carts with distilled 
water.  You can now flush many times by simply refilling the carts.  
You don't need flushing fluid/carts.  Also recommended in the flush 
process is letting the printer sit with the water in it for a day or 
two, but not too long, as John Nollendorfs tells me, because the water 
has no glycols, which act as lubricants to the heads.

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Re: [Digital BW] Purging fluids

2005-02-15 by Peter Gorwin

Just curious, does anyone recommend the windex method anymore?

Peter Gorwin
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Re: [Digital BW] Purging fluids

2005-02-15 by James Irelan

On Feb 14, 2005, at 6:28 PM, Peter Gorwin wrote:

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Windex has been used to put on the pads, and on a paper towel to wipe 
the heads on, especially in attempts to unclog, but I'm not aware of 
anyone flushing with Windex, nor of any need to.

James

RE: [Digital BW] Purging fluids

2005-02-15 by Paul Roark

>Just curious, does anyone recommend the windex method anymore?

I clean the undersides of the heads with Windex on a cloth bias tape (which
Wal-Mart carries as would a sewing type store).

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

Re: [Digital BW] Purging fluids

2005-02-15 by ccolbertbw

James,
   Thanks for the reply.

Costa

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> process is letting the printer sit with the water in it for a day or 
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> has no glycols, which act as lubricants to the heads.
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