what is the composition of inkjet printer head cleaners?
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the printer head cleaner is actually a sponge. you can clean them with alcohol if you want, it wont hurt.
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Range    Model      Black   Cyan   Magenta  Yellow \nStylus C CX3600 TO441  TO442 TO443    TO444 \n\nThese are the Epson part codes for genuine Epson cartridges.\nThey are expensive.\n\nEqually good are Inkrite compatible cartridges.\nPart codes in same order EB441 EC442 EM443 EY444 \n\nGo to www.ebandit.co.uk They stock both the genuine Epson and compatible cartridges.
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Problem :\n\nThe printer is working, but the printed output shows smears or smudges of ink or the image itself is smeared.\n\n\nSolution :\n\nTry increasing the ink drying time or decreasing ink volume. \nOpen Director, then click Settings, Print Settings, then Printer Settings. \nThe printer Properties dialog box opens.\nClick the Basics tab, then the Advanced Features button. \nClick and drag the Dry Time slider toward More or the Ink Volume slider toward Light. \nTry decreasing print quality to Normal or Fast. \nOpen Director, then click Settings, Print Settings, then Printer Settings. \nThe printer Properties dialog box opens.\nClick the Paper/Quality tab and choose a lower print quality setting. \nTry a different paper. Heavier weight paper may not smear as easily as lighter weight paper. \n\nIf none of the steps above have solved the problem, print and evaluate a self-test report.
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spray or deo, parfum, medical-alchool, nailsdecolorant.. etc\n\nanything based on powerfull alchool or with low boiling temeprature...
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Unfortunately with any printer not just epson if you don't use them the print head will dry out.  If it has been more than about 6 months since you have successfully printed with the Epson, call it a door stop.\n\nIf not try running many many print head cleaning (maybe 20+).  Your manual will tell you how do to this.  You should hopefully see some improvement.  If not then it will need to be professionally cleaned or serviced.\n\nMake sure you read your manual so that you are doing the proper maintenance to make sure your printer works in the future.
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It really depends on what type of bowling ball you have, what it is made out of.\n\nIn my bowling career, i have owned numerous bowling balls,\n\nthe cleaners i have used for each surface are as follows\n\nPlastic (polyester) Bowling balls - \nMethylated spirits, isopropyl alchohol, acetone, warm soapy water, car polish.\n\nUrethane (ploy urethane) bowling balls\nMethylated spirits, acetone, car polish, warm soapy water.\n\nReactive Bowling balls\nWarm soapy water only \n\nReactive Particle balls (pro active)\nwarm soapy water only\n\n\nAlso a light rubbing with new (unused) green nylon dish scrubbers and warm soapy water is just as good a cleaner for any ball surface that i have came accross
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Go into your printers program and try cleaning the print heads.\nSometimes they get so dirty that the ink cartridge cannot work properly.
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Look for inkjet sticker or laserjet sticker, they are different. Inkjet sticker of some brand can perform waterproof, but it can't resist to Ultra Violet since usually we used water based ink. So, better use Laser printer or dot matrix printer
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I think that is an ink jet, so it may just need new cartridges, or replacing the ink in the old ones. If the printer has been sitting a long time, you may be able to use the extreme clean section of the head cleaning program. Another possibility is that the FORM FEED button is being held down. Of course, it could need a new control board, which would have the same effect. If you have the original disk, there should be a diagnostic program on it, or you can download it from the HP website, and that may be able to help you resolve this issue.
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Ink Change:\nhttp://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&docname=bpu05206&product=239321&dlc=en&lang=en\n\nPrinter Intro:\nhttp://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?cc=us&docname=bpu05204&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN#N255
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If when you have done the print head cleanings there is no color on the diagnostic page, then yet is may be time to either have you printer serviced or replaced.   \n\nIf I long time lapsed in between printer uses then you most likely have a clogged print head.    You can purchase cleaner cartridges.  I have seen them on line but not in stores as of yet.   I have never used them so i couldn't tell you how effective they are at removing a blockage. \n\nThe other option is clean the print heads repeatedly.  Check the diagnostic pages for any improvement.  This is a last stitch effort.\n\nOne more thing if you are not using original Epson cartridges, that may be your problem..  There are compatables on the market with low purity inks, or made with universals inks that are too dense for the printer.
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You want to keep them in a humid environment.   I found the best way was to moisten a piece of shop towel, or heavy paper towel with distilled water (it needs to be distilled to prevent mineral deposits from forming on the cartridge)  Lay the cartridge on the towel in such a way that no metal is touching the towel.  Seal in a tupper ware container.  Store in a drawer.  You may want to check it every couple months to make sure your towel is still moist.  It also doesn't hurt to run a print head cleaning at this time.\n\nBe careful with scotch tape, it generally tends to tear and disintegrate over time.  Also a small shift in the tape on you colour cartridges will result in the cartridge becoming contaminated with the other colours.   The tape also leaves a residue that can negatively impact print quality.\n\nI have keeps the notoriously awful 16/26 combo this way for 6 months.
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Your wife's right. And not right too. \n\n==========\nbackgournd \n\nInkjets work by squirting ink through very very small holes in a print head. Canon and HP and several others do that by heating the ink in a chamber just behind the hole, which 'boils' a small bit of it creating a bubble, increasing the pressure and forcing out a microdrop of ink. Epson has done it a different way, with piezoelectric pulsing of the chamber behind the tiny hole. \n\n==========\npossible failure modes\n\nThe holes are relatively easily clogged, so the fineness and uniformity of the particles in it (dyes and such) are important. So is reasonable behavior when partially dried out (not being used for two weeks during a vacation, say) and when heated or subjected to considerable pressure. Hence the cleaning cycles built into many printers (see your owner's manual for some vague and normally not very intelligible instructions).\n\nInks made by a knock off artist in some backroom counterfeit lab somewhere aren't likely to have uniformly ground particles, nor probably the required witches' brew of chemicals to behave well under stress. On the other hand, some third party ink producer might indeed take sufficient care to get it right for a particular type of printer / cartridge / etc. The problem in practice to how to distinguish amongst them. \n\n========\nexperimental test\n\nSome printers have the 'print head' built into the cartridge. You get a new set of teeny tiny holes with every cartridge. With other printers, the print head is in the printer and the cartridge carries only ink. Obviously, in the latter case, a poorly made ink can be rather more expensive. \n\nI had a long policy of buying only print head type cartridge printers for exactly this reason. And I was willing to experiment with cartridges and ink from apparently trustworthy vendors because important parts of the printer wouldn't be at risk. I cannot suggest the at home refill policy unless you can do it wearing latex gloves over a slop sink. A couple of cubic centimeters of ink can go a very very long way; you don't want to find out, but the refill kit I used did work, and the cartridges could be refilled three times at least. The very cheapest way to feed the ink monster that I discovered. Not counting the ink spilled on just about everytihint that one time... But, with printers costing less than US$100 nowadays, the cost of an experiemnt gone bad is limited, except for the time and trouble of replacing the printer damaged by the bad ink. \n\n=========\nDRM measures\n\nSome printer vendors have attempted to force their users to do the right thing (ie, buy their expensive ink -- fo rtheir own quality printing good, of course) by including in their printer measures which try to detect improper cartridges and punish the user by locking the printer to some lower performance level or some other punishment. I heard of a printer which self-destructed under when it detected fake ink cartridges., but never managed to figure out which one it was. You many find that your printer won't print any better than some draft quality if you use a third party cartridge. \n\n============\nalternatives\n\nWith the street price of laser printers below US$150 for low end black and white, and under US$350 for low end color (shop around, at least in the US and you'll find them), there are lots of reasons to avoid inkjets, and their expensive thirst for those .cartridges. Unless, of course you need photographic quality with special archival inks, in which case you might have to use an inkjet.
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There is a cleaning utility on every HP printer.\nThis is how you find it.\n1.  Pretend you are going to print something.  \n2.  When the "PRINT" window appears instead of just printing \n    select the properties tab.  This will be next to your \n    printer name.\n3.  This will bring up the "Print Properties"  window.   \n    there should be tabs along the top, the last of which \n    being service.  Select that.\n4.  Click on the series device box.\n5.  This will being up one final page.   Click clean the \n    clean the cartridge.\n\nYou may have to so this repeatedly in order to bring the print quality back.
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Check the weight of the paper you are using.  Look at the manual to see if it requires 24 weight paper or recommended composition.  50% rag / 50% cotton\n\nHow old is the printer?  The feed rollers may be dirty?
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The cheapest place I have found is http://www.123inkjets.com \nI have been rebuilding printers for some time now and that is where I get all of the ink I use.
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It depends on the type of ink used.  HP usually uses ink that is oil-based and takes a while to dry (sometimes it never dries completely).  Epson usually uses alcohol-based inks which work well with velum and glossy papers.