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P3005 HP LaserJet printer questions
Tinman57:
we used to have a HP Photosmart all in one, dont remember the model been about 5 to 6 years ago. didn't get used a whole lot but we always had to replace the cartridges (genuine) when we had to use it after sitting idle for 9 to 12 months. i got tired of spending $100 some dollars everytime they wanted to use to print 3 or 4 pages :P but the excuse was we spent $400 on it. some people will never understand1 :D -techidave (August 07, 2013, 08:04 PM)
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I don't know of any ink jet cartridges that won't dry out when not used for that long. The ink in the well isn't what dries out, but the foam absorbing part right above the print head. HP states that to recover a cart that stops working from long idle times, put the cart in a shallow dish of water, just enough to soak the print heads. Then if that don't free things up to put it in a shallow dish of alcohol just enough to cover the print heads. Of course after this is done you have to thoroughly dry the heads and print out several test pages to work the water or alcohol out of the heads.
If you have a refill kit, you can try this: Put a little ink of the proper color for the print head your trying to revive into the syringe, then insert the needle all the way down to the print head and inject a little ink. If you over-do it you stand the chance of getting ink into one of the other print heads and have to print out a bunch of test pages to flush it out.
techidave:
the problem that i was describing was more the the chip in the cartridge and the proverbial planned obsolescence. :(
Stoic Joker:
put the cart in a shallow dish of water, just enough to soak the print heads.-Tinman57 (August 08, 2013, 08:25 PM)
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A folded up wet paper towel works well for that also and is much harder to spill. ;)
Tinman57:
put the cart in a shallow dish of water, just enough to soak the print heads.-Tinman57 (August 08, 2013, 08:25 PM)
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A folded up wet paper towel works well for that also and is much harder to spill. ;)
-Stoic Joker (August 08, 2013, 10:57 PM)
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I tried it with a paper towel, but you can't get the water/alcohol to cover the heads. I use paper towels to just clean the heads when they're visibly dirty.
Stoic Joker:
put the cart in a shallow dish of water, just enough to soak the print heads.-Tinman57 (August 08, 2013, 08:25 PM)
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A folded up wet paper towel works well for that also and is much harder to spill. ;)
-Stoic Joker (August 08, 2013, 10:57 PM)
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I tried it with a paper towel, but you can't get the water/alcohol to cover the heads. I use paper towels to just clean the heads when they're visibly dirty.
-Tinman57 (August 10, 2013, 03:49 PM)
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It doesn't need to, as long as the jets are sitting on the wet towel the dried ink will soften and wick out into the towel.
Now if you want a really huge mess, try doing the ink station pad replacement after someone has tipped the printer and dumped ink all over inside the unit. After contending with that a few time it becomes rather clear that plain water is actually the better cleaning agent. It cuts the dried ink better, is easier to find, cheaper, and considerable safer since it isn't flammable.
The guys in server never use alcohol for cleanup anymore ... Did I mention that I work for an HP Authorized Service Provider (ASP). ;)
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