Homebrew PCBs

Steve wrote:
 >>Hi,
 >>> I needed to make a pcb. I hadn't used the Stylus 460 for atleast 6 months.
 >>> After a couple of nozzle cleans, the epson test print showed one black line
 >>> missing. A half dozen more cleans wouldn't fix it. So i put in an old black
 >>> cartridge after filling it with metholated spirits with a syringe. I did
 >>> dozens of cleans until the cartridge was empty, but it was still blocked.
 >>> I refilled the cartridge with "Hardworking Nifti" spray cleaner detergent,
 >>> and did 20 more nozzle cleans. Now all nozzles work.
 >
 >What are "metholated spirits"?

I meant methylated spirits.

 >http://www.polyphoto.com/tutorials/PrintHeadCleaning/
 >
 >>> In linux, i just enter "escputil -c" 50 times (using the Bash shell repeat
 >>> feature) and leave the printer to do 50 nozzle cleans. When i come back, i
 >>> just enter "escputil -n" to do a nozzle check.

 > I've been told repeatedly by Epson techs that it is bad to do more
 > than 3 head cleanings in a row without printing -something- even just
 > a nozzle check. Supposedly it keeps increasing in "intensity" and is
 > at risk of damaging the head.
 >
 > In any case, you are wasting loads of ink doing that. See my link above.

I used an old cartridge i refilled with cleaner. Some of the other nozzles
that gave slightly fuzzy lines got sharper too.