Recent content by Sponge11790

Thanks so much for the advice everyone. For what it is worth, I ended up replacing the yellow damper as it was leaking. I also replaced the magenta/yellow print head along with its cap. It is printing all 4 colors now! Spent the time to re-calibrate everything and it is looking pretty good. I...

So I should or should not plan to replace the manifold? It looks pretty involved, and I didn't want to risk drying out the head if I take too long, but if it's not too much involved past the damper replacement, I'd certainly be willing to give it a try. Also, looking at some pictures, I can't...

Thanks Printhog. I did manage to find the service manual, so we are good there. It has everything but damper replacement. I'm guessing that's because they typically get replaced with the printhead? I do have small fingers and a delicate touch, so fingers crossed, I'm going to hope and pray...

Wow. Thanks so much! That is all very helpful information, and I feel like I am gaining a better understanding of the machine now. I stripped all the covers so I could see the ink lines. They were all full except the yellow, which had a few sections with ink, but mostly air. I checked the...

Hi everyone. New guy here, but hoping the collective experience of fellow users can help me out. If you want to get straight to the current problems, just skip the next paragraph. It may give some context though. The short version of the backstory goes like this: I drove 3.5 hours to buy a...