Digital BW, The Print

Hello. I hope you can help me with this one stubborn clog in K (black)
that won't go, in my Epson 1160 with MIS UT-FS inket.

I did a number of cleaning cycles (also with a flushing cart), tried
Windex on the parking pad, waited, cleaned the bottom of the printhead
with Windex, and finally injected Windex in the nipples in the
cartridge holder (several times, and I let it sit overnight). 
To no avail: I still have one gap in the K section of the nozzle check.

What more can a man do? 

Can it be anything else than a clog? Any use 'resetting' the 1160?

Please help, or I'll have to buy a new printer.

Thanks,

I g o r

Igor,

I've used the 1160 successfully for years, ultimately installing the MIS CFS
system.  I've long since abandoned it in favor of a new R2400.

I had a similar clogging problem that would not yield to any solution,
including all that you tried.  So, I finally contacted Epson for advice.
They said to install new Epson carts and go through the head cleaning
process.  Believing this to be rather self serving, I nonetheless installed
the K Epson cart.  By doing so, however, I was able to rescue the 1160.  It
is still working very nicely (with Epson carts) after all these years.

Sorry, but it looks like you¹ll have to bite the bullet if you want to save
it.

Harry



On 11/4/07 9:16 AM, "Igor Wesdorp" <iwesdorp@...> wrote:
> 
> Hello. I hope you can help me with this one stubborn clog in K (black)
> that won't go, in my Epson 1160 with MIS UT-FS inket.
> 
> I did a number of cleaning cycles (also with a flushing cart), tried
> Windex on the parking pad, waited, cleaned the bottom of the printhead
> with Windex, and finally injected Windex in the nipples in the
> cartridge holder (several times, and I let it sit overnight).
> To no avail: I still have one gap in the K section of the nozzle check.
> 
> What more can a man do?
> 
> Can it be anything else than a clog? Any use 'resetting' the 1160?
> 
> Please help, or I'll have to buy a new printer.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> I g o r

-- 

Harry F. Lockwood




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Thanks Harry,

That's the one thing I haven't tried yet.
I'll try it, and if it doesn't work I may switch to the R2400 too.

I g o r




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Harry Lockwood
<hflockwood@...> wrote:
>
> Igor,
> 
> I've used the 1160 successfully for years, ultimately installing the
MIS CFS
> system.  I've long since abandoned it in favor of a new R2400.
> 
> I had a similar clogging problem that would not yield to any solution,
> including all that you tried.  So, I finally contacted Epson for advice.
> They said to install new Epson carts and go through the head cleaning
> process.  Believing this to be rather self serving, I nonetheless
installed
> the K Epson cart.  By doing so, however, I was able to rescue the
1160.  It
> is still working very nicely (with Epson carts) after all these years.
> 
> Sorry, but it looks like you¹ll have to bite the bullet if you want
to save
> it.
> 
> Harry
> 
> 
> 
> On 11/4/07 9:16 AM, "Igor Wesdorp" <iwesdorp@...> wrote:
> > 
> > Hello. I hope you can help me with this one stubborn clog in K (black)
> > that won't go, in my Epson 1160 with MIS UT-FS inket.
> > 
> > I did a number of cleaning cycles (also with a flushing cart), tried
> > Windex on the parking pad, waited, cleaned the bottom of the printhead
> > with Windex, and finally injected Windex in the nipples in the
> > cartridge holder (several times, and I let it sit overnight).
> > To no avail: I still have one gap in the K section of the nozzle
check.

> > 
> > What more can a man do?
> > 
> > Can it be anything else than a clog? Any use 'resetting' the 1160?
> > 
> > Please help, or I'll have to buy a new printer.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > I g o r
> 
> -- 
> 
> Harry F. Lockwood
> 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Igor,

Let me know how you fare.  And don’t give up; that 1160 is still a gem.

Harry


On 11/11/07 5:00 AM, "Igor Wesdorp" <iwesdorp@...> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Harry,
> 
> That's the one thing I haven't tried yet.
> I'll try it, and if it doesn't work I may switch to the R2400 too.
> 
> I g o r
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com> , Harry Lockwood
> <hflockwood@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > Igor,
>> > 
>> > I've used the 1160 successfully for years, ultimately installing the
> MIS CFS
>> > system.  I've long since abandoned it in favor of a new R2400.
>> > 
>> > I had a similar clogging problem that would not yield to any solution,
>> > including all that you tried.  So, I finally contacted Epson for advice.
>> > They said to install new Epson carts and go through the head cleaning
>> > process.  Believing this to be rather self serving, I nonetheless
> installed
>> > the K Epson cart.  By doing so, however, I was able to rescue the
> 1160.  It
>> > is still working very nicely (with Epson carts) after all these years.
>> > 
>> > Sorry, but it looks like you¹ll have to bite the bullet if you want
> to save
>> > it.
>> > 
>> > Harry
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > On 11/4/07 9:16 AM, "Igor Wesdorp" <iwesdorp@...> wrote:
>>> > > 
>>> > > Hello. I hope you can help me with this one stubborn clog in K (black)
>>> > > that won't go, in my Epson 1160 with MIS UT-FS inket.
>>> > > 
>>> > > I did a number of cleaning cycles (also with a flushing cart), tried
>>> > > Windex on the parking pad, waited, cleaned the bottom of the printhead
>>> > > with Windex, and finally injected Windex in the nipples in the
>>> > > cartridge holder (several times, and I let it sit overnight).
>>> > > To no avail: I still have one gap in the K section of the nozzle
> check.
>>> > > 
>>> > > What more can a man do?
>>> > > 
>>> > > Can it be anything else than a clog? Any use 'resetting' the 1160?
>>> > > 
>>> > > Please help, or I'll have to buy a new printer.
>>> > > 
>>> > > Thanks,
>>> > > 
>>> > > I g o r
>> > 
>> > -- 
>> > 
>> > Harry F. Lockwood

-- 

Harry F. Lockwood




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I’ll second this answer. Many years back a friend gave me his 1160. He had
tried several different third party inks in it. It was clogged in a big way
when I got it. I didn’t try too many extraordinary measures but rather just
tried Epson carts. While more expensive than the alternatives, they did
clean the clogs. I did later switch to other inks. 

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
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Wesdorp
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 4:00 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] One stubborn clog. Please help

 



Thanks Harry,

That's the one thing I haven't tried yet.
I'll try it, and if it doesn't work I may switch to the R2400 too.

I g o r

--- In DigitalBlackandWhit
<mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
eThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Harry Lockwood
<hflockwood@...> wrote:
>
> Igor,
> 
> I've used the 1160 successfully for years, ultimately installing the
MIS CFS
> system. I've long since abandoned it in favor of a new R2400.
> 
> I had a similar clogging problem that would not yield to any solution,
> including all that you tried. So, I finally contacted Epson for advice.
> They said to install new Epson carts and go through the head cleaning
> process. Believing this to be rather self serving, I nonetheless
installed
> the K Epson cart. By doing so, however, I was able to rescue the
1160. It
> is still working very nicely (with Epson carts) after all these years.
> 
> Sorry, but it looks like you¹ll have to bite the bullet if you want
to save
> it.
> 
> Harry
> 
> 
> 
> On 11/4/07 9:16 AM, "Igor Wesdorp" <iwesdorp@...> wrote:
> > 
> > Hello. I hope you can help me with this one stubborn clog in K (black)
> > that won't go, in my Epson 1160 with MIS UT-FS inket.
> > 
> > I did a number of cleaning cycles (also with a flushing cart), tried
> > Windex on the parking pad, waited, cleaned the bottom of the printhead
> > with Windex, and finally injected Windex in the nipples in the
> > cartridge holder (several times, and I let it sit overnight).
> > To no avail: I still have one gap in the K section of the nozzle
check.
> > 
> > What more can a man do?
> > 
> > Can it be anything else than a clog? Any use 'resetting' the 1160?
> > 
> > Please help, or I'll have to buy a new printer.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > I g o r
> 
> -- 
> 
> Harry F. Lockwood
> 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

 



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> Let me know how you fare.  And don¡¯t give up; that 1160 is still a gem.


Harry, the strange thing happened, that it cured itself. All my
attempts seemed in vain, but before I could try your trick (which I
will keep in mind for future occasions) I saw some ink coming through,
giving a faint mark on the nozzle check, and it got better all the
time until all was well and the nozzle chack was perfect!!!

Who will ever truly understand a machine?

Thanks again for your help.

I g o r

Congratulations and Happy Printing!

Harry


On 11/16/07 8:01 AM, "Igor Wesdorp" <iwesdorp@...> wrote:
> 
>> > Let me know how you fare.  And don¡¯t give up; that 1160 is still a gem.
> 
> Harry, the strange thing happened, that it cured itself. All my
> attempts seemed in vain, but before I could try your trick (which I
> will keep in mind for future occasions) I saw some ink coming through,
> giving a faint mark on the nozzle check, and it got better all the
> time until all was well and the nozzle chack was perfect!!!
> 
> Who will ever truly understand a machine?
> 
> Thanks again for your help.
> 
> I g o r 

-- 

Harry F. Lockwood




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