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Soaking The Print Heads
- Thread starter Bogie
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Use a non-shedding clean room cloth.
Fold in half and wet with cleaning solution from one of the cleaning cartridges. (You should gut one of your cleaning cartridges and store the liquid in a poly bottle).
Place the wet cleaning cloth on the cap (s)
Raise the head (or lower the capping station.
Move the head over the capping station and lower the head (or release the capping station).
Rewet with cleaning solution every 15 minutes.
After two cycles run a strong clean and nozzle check.
Rinse, lather, repeat until all nozzles are clear. (Mild plugs will free in just a few cycles, hard core plugs could take hours.)
The whole idea here is to get cleaning solution up against the plug in the nozzle (without damaging the nozzle) to soften it up and allow the pump to pull it out.
Fold in half and wet with cleaning solution from one of the cleaning cartridges. (You should gut one of your cleaning cartridges and store the liquid in a poly bottle).
Place the wet cleaning cloth on the cap (s)
Raise the head (or lower the capping station.
Move the head over the capping station and lower the head (or release the capping station).
Rewet with cleaning solution every 15 minutes.
After two cycles run a strong clean and nozzle check.
Rinse, lather, repeat until all nozzles are clear. (Mild plugs will free in just a few cycles, hard core plugs could take hours.)
The whole idea here is to get cleaning solution up against the plug in the nozzle (without damaging the nozzle) to soften it up and allow the pump to pull it out.
jiarby
New Member
Randy...
sheesh! This stuff costs $600/gallon... maybe there's an aftermarket solvent you could recommend that costs less than an Escalade payment??
The gas for the space shuttle doesn't even cost this much!
I took my "empty" ones (according to the printer) and slit them open and filled up a baby food jar with the cleaning solution.
Math:
$34.95 per 220ml cartridge.
That's 15.89¢/ml.
1 gallon is 3,785ml.
3785x.1589 = $601.06
sheesh! This stuff costs $600/gallon... maybe there's an aftermarket solvent you could recommend that costs less than an Escalade payment??
The gas for the space shuttle doesn't even cost this much!
I took my "empty" ones (according to the printer) and slit them open and filled up a baby food jar with the cleaning solution.
Math:
$34.95 per 220ml cartridge.
That's 15.89¢/ml.
1 gallon is 3,785ml.
3785x.1589 = $601.06
Wow, never did the numbers......
You can use denatured alcohol for normal cleaning, but I have not had much luck unclogging nozzles with it, especially tough ones, but I suppose it could be worth the try. You may have to rewet more often as it evaporates faster than the cleaning solution.
The cleaning solution works so much better.
I dont have any better recommendation at this time...
http://www2.mutoh.com/public/MSDSs_Ultra/MSDS-VJMSINK3CL-00E.pdf
R08
New Member
I've been using reducer (lacquer thinner) with excellent results. About $5-10/gallon.
Also I cut a piece of the sheet metal so I can get my hand in there and soak the head quickly and get to work.
When I bought my machine it hadn't been used in almost a year. I thought for sure I needed new heads.
I figured I had nothing to lose. I used a clean clothe and held it under the heads for about 2 or 3 minutes each (maybe 15-20 seconds at a time).Heads were firing like 10 .
Also I cut a piece of the sheet metal so I can get my hand in there and soak the head quickly and get to work.
When I bought my machine it hadn't been used in almost a year. I thought for sure I needed new heads.
I figured I had nothing to lose. I used a clean clothe and held it under the heads for about 2 or 3 minutes each (maybe 15-20 seconds at a time).Heads were firing like 10 .
nope, distilled water is not an organic.
secret sauce.....as far as I know.
maybe a little moon rock and some pixey dust....
But more than likely surfactants, viscosity additives, ink compatible cleaners and lubes,etc.
Unfortunately, the MSDS is all the info I have on the cleaner and inks.
secret sauce.....as far as I know.
maybe a little moon rock and some pixey dust....
But more than likely surfactants, viscosity additives, ink compatible cleaners and lubes,etc.
Unfortunately, the MSDS is all the info I have on the cleaner and inks.
jiarby
New Member
what aisle at home depot do you think they keep the:
Dipropyleneglycol monomethylether
Looks like it will help me keep my mohawk looking sharp!
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4859459.html
Dipropyleneglycol monomethylether
Looks like it will help me keep my mohawk looking sharp!
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4859459.html
Where do you all get your syringes from?
I'm just curious also, to those who have posted here, what type of ink are you using?
Does anyone have experience with different types of ink and whether Alcohol (Denatured or Not) &/or Reducer (lacquer thinner) have the same effects. (ie, do they work better on some inks vs. others?)
thanks...
I'm just curious also, to those who have posted here, what type of ink are you using?
Does anyone have experience with different types of ink and whether Alcohol (Denatured or Not) &/or Reducer (lacquer thinner) have the same effects. (ie, do they work better on some inks vs. others?)
thanks...
R08
New Member
True.. but lacquer is WAY more effective. Just have to be very careful. It's not for the faint of heart for sure.
I've had good luck with it. It does not attack the plastic on the dampers at all or the hoses. I even cleaned out some dampers with it while I was waiting for new ones to come in. The filters in the dampers were dirty. No problems there.
But Lacquer will melt some plastics for sure..
Color Dude
New Member
Vet clinic is a great place to get syringes aswell. Most clinics have the syringes with a tappered end that will fit the small tubing.