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Ink leaking

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16skyline

New Member
Hi I have a old SC-500 running Ecomax Sol ink, i am having a issue with the cyan and Magenta inks leaking through the head to the waste tank. I pulled the dampers off the head and they are dripping with ink so I replaced the dampers with new ones and the same thing is happening can someone help with this problem?

Thanks
 
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31legen

New Member
I had this happen just last week. A few things to check is make sure that there isn't a piece of fuzz or a hair on the capping station? The heads need to be sealed on your capping station or it will allow the ink to siphon out. Also I have been told that these printers work best when the cartridges are only a third full. Any more and they have a tendency to build pressure inside the cartridges and push the ink out.
 
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16skyline

New Member
Capping station is all clean as I have taken it out to clean the ink is dripping out of the magenta and cyan dampers if I pull he dampers from the head so i am assuming it is something before the heads/dampers
 
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31legen

New Member
The carriage possibly didn't park and seal on the capping station. If there isn't a good seal they will leak. Do not fill the cartridges more than a 1/3 full.
 
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