Homebrew PCBs

good info steve, thanks.




--- Steve <alienrelics@...> wrote:
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, pebo festus
> <mebo31@y...> wrote:
> > yes st, i mixed mop&glo with artist black acrylic
> > paint,the paint seperated from the water in the
> > mixture. I could not get the printer to print, so
> I
> > took the cart apart(prized the top off) took out
> the
> > spoung and there is a micro screen over the orfice
> > going to the print heads. the paint pluged it
> up.had a
> > dickens of a time getting that screen clean. then
> i
> > cleaned my print head again and it was kinda
> stopped
> > up ,but got ammonia through it again. went to the
> > store and bought a bottle of black ritz dye, put
> some
> > of it and some more mop&glow in the cart and it
> still
> > didnt work out. i will order 2 new carts monday
> and
> > see if the regular ink will still print. will take
> two
> > or three days for them to arrive. am thinking now
> of
> > changing from mop&glo to Johnsons acrylic liquid
> floor
> > wax with just a touch of ritz dye in it. will see
> if
> > that stops things up.now that i know how the carts
> are
> > made it will be easier to work with them.i have a
> air
> > compresser and can blow back through the screen in
> the
> > cart and maybe clean it. i have seen on other
> posts
> > that some folks are looking at alps heated impact
> > printers, if i can find one that works one may get
> > into that also.
> > mebo
> 
> Alps wax thermal are not impact. Just heat.
> 
> Why not mix some refill black inkjet ink? It's meant
> to go through the
>  heads. The glycol will dry, it just slows it down
> and perhaps a bit
> of heat will speed that up.
> 
> Ritz dye has a lot of salt in it.
> 
> Don't use an air compressor! You'll almost certainly
> ruin the heads.
> Even using a syringe to clean the heads, you must
> press only slowly
> and never very hard.
> 
> Here are some links to websites on cleaning Epson
> print-heads:
> 
> Cleaning Epson print head
> Mentions cleaning the waste ink sponge aka blotter
>
http://www.inkjetcartridgesrus.com/inkjet_article_18.html
> 
> Cleaning Epson print heads
> Using hot water and a syringe to force the dried ink
> out.
>
http://www.printercartridgesink.com/help_ij_epsonclogged.html
> 
> Epson print heads deconstructed
> print heads deconstructed. See how tiny the nozzles
> are? This is why
> you -never- poke the heads with anything trying to
> release a clog!
> Includes Epson patent drawings. Very informative.
> http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/head.htm
> 
> Heavy duty head flushing
> Hot cleaning solution forced through with a syringe.
>
http://www.squaredot.com/flushkit%20web/headflush2.html
> 
> Inkjet Art heavy purging of Epson print heads
> Automatic purging by removing the ink carts and
> turning off the
> printer. Includes TIFF files to print to purge 98%
> of the ink left.
> Aimed mainly at getting all the OEM inks out when
> changing to 3rd
> party inks.
> http://www.inkjetart.com/archival_inks/purging.html
> 
> Max Patch Ink's cleaning instructions
> Claims to be the same cleaning solution and
> procedure as used by Epson
> factory techs.
>
http://www.maxpatchink.com/directions-solutionkit.htm
> 
> Alien Steve
> 
> 


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