Digital BW, The Print

Lara,

I've just gone thru the same thing.  The key is to somehow either dissolve or partially dissolve the dried ink.  I tried the system cleaning cartridge & got some of the nozzles Ok, but not all.  I pulled the cartridge & dropped some Windex (via an eye dropper) on the thingy that punctures the cartridge & let it sit for a couple of hours -- meanwhile taping up the exit hole and the vent holes of the system cleaning cartridge with scotch tape.  I then put back a black ink cartridge & went thru a cleaning cycle & nozzle check, etc.

After a couple of times with the Windex, I got a clean nozzle check.  There's another problem with this.   I ran out of ink in the color cartridge, but fortunately I had another & finally got it working.

There are two further steps (that I didn't have to take). First, heat up some Windex (alcohol would probably work also) Not so hot that it melts plastic! & dribble it on the same place.  Next is to put a tube around the thingy & force Windex through it with a syringe. I've never done this & could see how it might damage the little nozzles.

I still think that the game is to get the dry ink dissolved & then let the cleaning cycles suck it out.

Hope this helps.

Carl

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lara 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:05 AM
  Subject: [Digital BW] plugged 1200


  I am new to this group so first let me just say "hi".

  I have two printers, a 1270 that I use for colour work and a 1200 
  that I am dedicating to black and white printing. A few months after 
  I bought the 1200 it was stolen, along with a ton of other computer 
  stuff. Several months went by before the gear was recovered. Several 
  more months went by before it was returned to me.

  The printer had been used but when I got it back the black cartridge 
  was missing. It has taken awhile finding drivers and such but finally 
  it is up and working...sort of.

  The black head seems to be really plugged up. I used a cleaning 
  cartridge in it prior to installing MIS variable inks in it but after 
  several cleaning sessions two sections of the test pattern are still 
  incomplete.

  Any suggestions or does this need to go into the shop for a 
  professional cleaning job?

  Also, the choices of paper that are available on the 1270 are not 
  listed on the 1200. Not sure if this is a driver problem or not.

  thanks in advance for any help.

  Lara

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---LARA, was this part of an insurance claim? if so you may be 
entitled to a new printer. depending on what type of home insurance 
policy you have it may be covered for replacement cost. the damage to 
the printer was a direct result of the theft.  i believe that is a 
reasonable assumption. at least that is the tack i would have taken 
if you were my policyholder. of course i don't think the 1200 is 
available new anymore. but a replacemnt cost policy replaces 
with "like kind and quality" if the 1270 is "like kind" then that is 
what the insurance company would have to replace with. you will have 
a deductible but i suspect you have already used it up on this loss. 
now, this would only be a covered loss if it was a result of the 
thief. if this happens while you are using the machine it would be 
considered "latent defect" and not be covered. my argument would be 
that it would not have happened if not stolen.  (i don't call 
myself "risk dr" for nothing). larry


 DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Carl Noble" <cmn14@a...> wrote:
> Lara,
> 
> I've just gone thru the same thing.  The key is to somehow either 
dissolve or partially dissolve the dried ink.  I tried the system 
cleaning cartridge & got some of the nozzles Ok, but not all.  I 
pulled the cartridge & dropped some Windex (via an eye dropper) on 
the thingy that punctures the cartridge & let it sit for a couple of 
hours -- meanwhile taping up the exit hole and the vent holes of the 
system cleaning cartridge with scotch tape.  I then put back a black 
ink cartridge & went thru a cleaning cycle & nozzle check, etc.
> 
> After a couple of times with the Windex, I got a clean nozzle 
check.  There's another problem with this.   I ran out of ink in the 
color cartridge, but fortunately I had another & finally got it 
working.
> 
> There are two further steps (that I didn't have to take). First, 
heat up some Windex (alcohol would probably work also) Not so hot 
that it melts plastic! & dribble it on the same place.  Next is to 
put a tube around the thingy & force Windex through it with a 
syringe. I've never done this & could see how it might damage the 
little nozzles.
> 
> I still think that the game is to get the dry ink dissolved & then 
let the cleaning cycles suck it out.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Carl
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Lara 
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y... 
>   Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:05 AM
>   Subject: [Digital BW] plugged 1200
> 
> 
>   I am new to this group so first let me just say "hi".
> 
>   I have two printers, a 1270 that I use for colour work and a 1200 
>   that I am dedicating to black and white printing. A few months 
after 
>   I bought the 1200 it was stolen, along with a ton of other 
computer 
>   stuff. Several months went by before the gear was recovered. 
Several 
>   more months went by before it was returned to me.
> 
>   The printer had been used but when I got it back the black 
cartridge 
>   was missing. It has taken awhile finding drivers and such but 
finally 
>   it is up and working...sort of.
> 
>   The black head seems to be really plugged up. I used a cleaning 
>   cartridge in it prior to installing MIS variable inks in it but 
after 
>   several cleaning sessions two sections of the test pattern are 
still 
>   incomplete.
> 
>   Any suggestions or does this need to go into the shop for a 
>   professional cleaning job?
> 
>   Also, the choices of paper that are available on the 1270 are not 
>   listed on the 1200. Not sure if this is a driver problem or not.
> 
>   thanks in advance for any help.
> 
>   Lara
> 
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Laura-

If you are going to try to fix it rather than claim on your 
insurance, patience is the key. You might try leaving the cleaning 
carts in for as long as a week or so, printing a nozzle check each 
day or so and maybe a purge file.

This is a tough one to deal with... If you check the archives here 
and in the Piezography 3000 group, you will see lots of tricks to try 
to break clogs... This is a really big clog... If you are patient, it 
will probably clear.

Good luck.

Tom O'Connell

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Carl Noble" <cmn14@a...> 
wrote:
> Lara,
> 
> I've just gone thru the same thing.  The key is to somehow either 
dissolve or partially dissolve the dried ink.  I tried the system 
cleaning cartridge & got some of the nozzles Ok, but not all.  I 
pulled the cartridge & dropped some Windex (via an eye dropper) on 
the thingy that punctures the cartridge & let it sit for a couple of 
hours -- meanwhile taping up the exit hole and the vent holes of the 
system cleaning cartridge with scotch tape.  I then put back a black 
ink cartridge & went thru a cleaning cycle & nozzle check, etc.
> 
> After a couple of times with the Windex, I got a clean nozzle 
check.  There's another problem with this.   I ran out of ink in the 
color cartridge, but fortunately I had another & finally got it 
working.
> 
> There are two further steps (that I didn't have to take). First, 
heat up some Windex (alcohol would probably work also) Not so hot 
that it melts plastic! & dribble it on the same place.  Next is to 
put a tube around the thingy & force Windex through it with a 
syringe. I've never done this & could see how it might damage the 
little nozzles.
> 
> I still think that the game is to get the dry ink dissolved & then 
let the cleaning cycles suck it out.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Carl
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Lara 
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y... 
>   Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:05 AM
>   Subject: [Digital BW] plugged 1200
> 
> 
>   I am new to this group so first let me just say "hi".
> 
>   I have two printers, a 1270 that I use for colour work and a 1200 
>   that I am dedicating to black and white printing. A few months 
after 
>   I bought the 1200 it was stolen, along with a ton of other 
computer 
>   stuff. Several months went by before the gear was recovered. 
Several 
>   more months went by before it was returned to me.
> 
>   The printer had been used but when I got it back the black 
cartridge 
>   was missing. It has taken awhile finding drivers and such but 
finally 
>   it is up and working...sort of.
> 
>   The black head seems to be really plugged up. I used a cleaning 
>   cartridge in it prior to installing MIS variable inks in it but 
after 
>   several cleaning sessions two sections of the test pattern are 
still 
>   incomplete.
> 
>   Any suggestions or does this need to go into the shop for a 
>   professional cleaning job?
> 
>   Also, the choices of paper that are available on the 1270 are not 
>   listed on the 1200. Not sure if this is a driver problem or not.
> 
>   thanks in advance for any help.
> 
>   Lara
> 
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