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"measekite" <inkystinky@oem.com> wrote in message news:%25ef.19633$dO2.10711@newssvr29.news.prodigy. net...
>A PERFECT CANDIDATE
>
> Susan Sharm wrote:
>
>>Rita Ä Berkowitz wrote:
>>
>>>>What is inside the printhead?
>>>>
>>>I don't know since I never had one apart.
>>>
>>>
>>>>If I knew how
>>>>it works (and what is inside that little tank) then I could better
>>>>figure out how to repair it.
>>>>
>>>>Once we pull the printhead out of the boiling water, should I soak it
>>>>with ink from the top screen or leave it filled with the hot water
>>>>before putting the printhead back into the HP d145 officejet? Or do we
>>>>empty it out and put the printhead back into the all-in-one
>>>>printer/fax/scanner filled with air?
>>>>
>>>After removal from the hot water just place it on some paper towels several
>>>layers thick to wick out as much water as possible. The drier the better.
>>>Once dry, just reinstall the printhead in the printer/plotter and let the
>>>device do the rest. It will be just like new.
>>>
>>
>>I tried this. It seemed to work. I boiled the HP #14 CYAN printhead for
>>about fifteen minutes and was surprised to find that it didn't melt
>>even though it is composed of plastic and strips of copper or gold.
>>
>>When I put the Hewlett Packard #14 CYAN printhead back into the office
>>jet printer, I ran the test sequence which printed out just fine except
>>with a wet spot for the first ten or fifteen sheets of paper along a
>>one-inch-wide longitudinal line just below where I placed the printhead
>>back.
>>
>>I'm surmising that some water dripped out into the printer just below
>>where I put the printhead in as the printhead slides back and forth
>>while printing but stays in a set spot when removing and replacing and
>>the water line was just below that set spot.
>>
>>I say this only so that the next person can learn from me as I have
>>learned from most of you (except those who have nothing to say yet
>>still feel they can contribute to our knowledge by posting useless
>>banter).
>>
>>I appreciate all the help from those who were trying to be helpful!
>>Susan
>>
>>

May be wrong but don't believe new retail Epson inkjet
printers come with starter cartridges. HP does and
buying HP's regular cartridges 1-2 months after acquisition
makes already expensive HP printers even more expensive.


"Tony" <TonytheTigurrrrr@aim.com> wrote in message newsart1of1.1.7MD7bz3DGvkBbA@ue.ph...
> measekite <inkystinky@oem.com> wrote:
>>Gary Tait wrote:
>>
>>>Tony <TonytheTigurrrrr@aim.com> wrote in
>>>newsart1of1.1.T1zhNP#FMz0pvw@ue.ph:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>COMPANIES THAT SELL THEIR PRINTERS WITH STARTER CARTS ARE BIG WHORES.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>You mean like Canon?
>>>>Tony
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>I don't think my ip5000 came with starter carts.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>OH YEAR IN DA BUSINESS AND KNOWS NOTHING LIKE MOST OF DA KNOW IT ALLS
>
> Once more you are wrong.
> Canon supplies starter cartridges for some of their Lasers. So by your
> definition they are a big whore.
> Check it out, easy to do.
> Tony
>

> This many people have clogged heads on HP inkjets printers that require this much attention? Sure makes me
> glad I own an Epson!

Don't be too happy about owning an Epson. Epson has a very serious
clogging problem with many of the inkjet printers it has produced in the
last two years. I replaced all four of my Epson CX4600 cartridges on
11/27/05 and the printer now only produces blank pages. Epson was
not forthcoming (recommended I replace all four NEW cartridges with
four newer cartridges (What whores!)) and run print head cleaning five
times. That drained 50% of my ink from new cartridges.

Researching the Net last night revealed that many Epson models have
clogging problem and/or the print head pressures build up in printer and
blows off little feed hoses on the print head assemblies.

If your Epson printer hasn't clogged, it will. It seems to happen most
frequently after user replaces all four cartridges for the first time (my
case) or after the printer reaches eight months of age. Also my case.

My Epson is under warranty and I'm going to demand a replacement
tomorrow.


<Jim> wrote in message news:2005111523271850073%@newsgroups.comcast.net.. .
> On 2005-11-13 01:06:29 -0500, "Susan Sharm" <susanshaarm@yahoo.com> said:
>
>> What is the procedure for home repair of Hewlett Packard #14 print
>> heads?
>>
>> My CYAN stopped printing (even though the refilled cartridge is full)
>> and a diagnostic report from the HP OfficeJet D145 all in one printer
>> says the CYAN print head needs to be replaced.
>>
>> Since the print head has to be replaced, I may as well attempt a home
>> repair. But how?
>>
>> A friend suggested I remove the bad cyan printhead drip a solvent such
>> as alcohol or acetone or hydrogen peroxide on the top steel grid until
>> it runs clear - which might unblock the screen in case it's blocked by
>> teeny tiny honey-I-shrunk-the-kids debris.
>>
>> He said then to gently swipe the bottom of the print head with the
>> solvent so as to free up goldish metallic strips on the bottom.
>>
>> Is there a published procedure for home cleaning & repair of print
>> heads as a last ditch effort before replacing them altogether?
>>
>> Susan
>
> This many people have clogged heads on HP inkjets printers that require this much attention? Sure makes me
> glad I own an Epson!
>
>
> --
> Jim <jen....not....home..remvdots...@....yahoo