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| Thread ID: 142033 | 2016-04-13 15:15:00 | Printer Head Trouble | SurferJoe46 (51) | Press F1 |
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| 1419074 | 2016-04-13 15:15:00 | Got an older but favorite Kodak (remember them - the camera and film company that said digital was not gonna last?) - printer that has quit printing BLACK . All the other colors and the sealer work (that's to coat the pictures when you print them) - it's just the BLACK that's quit . Is there any sorcery that gets them to work again? My good buddy says they are zortched when they quit and no amount of less than divine intervention will work . I love the picture quality I get/got from it and as the company is out of business - Kodak is gone, phwwt! - I don't have the option of calling Customer Service . Sent from my Zorian-equiped 'puter . :banana . . . so far - so good :punk |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1419075 | 2016-04-13 20:41:00 | If it's the print head then all you can do is replace it - tricky if no parts available. Find another used one perhaps? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1419076 | 2016-04-13 21:00:00 | PC - what's the odds that it can be soaked in 200 proof alcohol and get it cleaned that way? It appears to have 4 heads - maybe 5 with the clearcoat head . They all appear to be in a single unit though, not separable . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1419077 | 2016-04-13 22:36:00 | Hi Joe Geez I tried that long ago, found out it was far cheaper just to replace the printer--sic., Epson cost $49.00 N.Z. and produces a reputable photo even at that price. I remember taking a printer in to be repaired long long ago and the firm demanded $45 N.Z just to look inside let alone repair- surely there is no debate -- I know I have Scots ancestry but even a Scot could not fault that logic ;-) Effie c |
effie c (6856) | ||
| 1419078 | 2016-04-13 23:03:00 | Some printers can perform tests to show what nozzles of the print head could be blocked . Usually I run the printer into a clean mode, when I hear the print head move, I pull the plug . When the print head is out of home position, it can be moved by hand easily . Now any solution that can soften ink and not destroy plastic would be good . On the far left, is usually a sponge/pad, soak it with the solution, place print head over it, let it rest a long time . Then make sure to put the print head back to the far right . Run it through a couple of cleans, then test . If still issues, then I would get a paper towel, fold it a few times, put warm/hot water in the centre of it and move the print head over it, back and forth a few times . We are manually wiping the ink from the nozzles and hoping its enough to loosen dry ink . Run cleaning mode after you are happy and test . If this has failed, might be new printer time . Cheers, KK |
Kame (312) | ||
| 1419079 | 2016-04-13 23:35:00 | Some print heads are a mission to get out, needing the printer to be stripped. Ive done that once, it didnt fix the issue . So it was time wasted & $ spend on new print heads wasted . I only attempted it as our boss at the time thought we were lazy writing off cheap printers or sending some printers & laptops out to specialists when we didnt have the parts,tools or expertise to some repairs in house. So It gave the old , 'we can fix anything' attempt just to shut him up. :) If the heads are the simple unclip types, plenty of options to attempt a clean. Soak in warm distilled water (distilled will be a better solvent than tap water) ,maybee acetone, isopropyl etc. you may melt the thing with the wrong solvent though www.bchtechnologies.com |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1419080 | 2016-04-14 00:37:00 | The Kodak heads are very easy to get out - even to look directly at from both sides . The ink cartridge side is mostly some sort or polyester plastic for strength, and the head side appears to be a polyurethane type plastic . Solvent choices are really limited: acetone, lacquer thinner, DMSO, toluene, gasoline - all may not work . In the olden days when I had cartridge refilling kits, the cleaner/solvent was always isopropyl alcohol, so a good drinkable alcohol should work - right? "Everclear" comes to mind . 7102 If it doesn't work, at least I'll have a tinted 100 proof drinkable alcohol . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1419081 | 2016-04-14 02:19:00 | Give it a go - why not. If it doesn't work, oh well, but you never know your luck | pctek (84) | ||
| 1419082 | 2016-04-14 02:38:00 | That's what I needed - a little boost. Tnx. | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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