[Gimp-user] printing only blue

Rikard Johnels rikard.j at rikjoh.com
Fri Sep 26 03:43:19 PDT 2008


On Friday 26 September 2008 01:46, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> 2008/9/25 Rikard Johnels <rikard.j at rikjoh.com>:
> > Spit is probably one of the worst cleaning solvents you can use...
> > The nozzles are so small that particles in your spit will clog them.
> >
> > This is how the printer technician at my work does it:
> > Place the cartridge head down in a shallow bowl with clean water.
> > Leave it in for a few hours, wipe it of gently with a clean cloth rag.
> > Do NOT use tissuepaper!
> > Make sure its dry before you place it back into the printer again.
> > This might have to be repeated, but its safe for the nozzles and ink.
>
> Thank you, I will try that. I am wary of water and electronics, but
> the cartridge is pretty much all PET or ABS, and I do believe that the
> ink is water based.

Just a fraction of an inch of water.
Dont submerge the whole thing.
You only need to "wet" the nozzles.
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