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Need Help DX4 cap cleaning?

Boyanski

New Member
Hi,
the new/ old/ XC 540 i bought last week developed a magenta head problem the day before which after looking here and there i diagnosed as a cap clog. As it prints, some nozzles start missing, but when i try to suck from line connected at the pump, nothing comes. As much as i pull. other lines ok.

Now the problem lies that i bought spare pumps, 8 caps, 20 dumpers and so on. But from here and there. some from China, some from Germany, etc. I am in Spain. And i still don't have any cleaning liquid, which i am waiting to come from Germany, as in Spain all is prohibitively expensive.

Any fast way to clean the cap with acetone or a paint solvent or something? Just have to work a day or 2 more. As i need urgently to pull ink through that head. Luckily yesterday was not completely dry.

Any ideas? I wish i had a cleaning liquid or at least a spare capping, so i could pull directly from the head in cleaning position.
 

Boyanski

New Member
OK, my own reply. Sent head to cleaning position, took the big syringe and tried to pull, nothing. So i pushed. Should have put a towel on place, it sprayed up a bit. Luckily not much. Bump and it unclogged. Some polyurethane thinner, sucking, cleaning and then head on place. Purging again and head cleaned.
 
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