I know the pain... for my Cannon printer, I can get a Refurbished one for $30, or a new printhead for $120...
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 11:22 PM, Robert Alpizar <[email protected]> wrote: > > These are discontinued parts, for printer families that haven't been > made in over 10 years. I tried to sites for staples, office dept etc > first, but the parts are just too old. Best prices I can find online > are in the $40+ range. The printer itself isn't worth that much. > > On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:17 AM, Mark Kronquist <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Aren't they available new for Canon printers? Try Office Depot >> Staples et all >> On Jun 2, 2009, at 9:00 PM, Robert Alpizar wrote: >> >>> >>> well, after doing some research and reading through the service >>> manual, it seems this printer uses replaceable printheads which takes >>> individual ink tanks for black and tri-color. Would anyone happen to >>> have a good source for reasonably priced Canon BC-11e printheads? I've >>> still got a few sets of the ink tanks, but it seems I need a new head. >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Christian Wacker >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> if you can remove the print head, you can soak it in rubbing alcohol >>>> or hot water, just be careful and use distilled water to keep >>>> minerals >>>> and other things from getting into the printhead. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Robert Alpizar <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I wasn't sure which list to post this to, but here it goes. >>>>> >>>>> I have a Stylewriter 2200, the second portable stylewriter. I pulled >>>>> it out of a closet and set it up to test. I noticed that I'd left >>>>> ink >>>>> tanks in the print head. Figuring that they'd be dry and >>>>> confirming it >>>>> with a test print that came out perfectly blank, I swapped the tank >>>>> with a new set I also had in the closet. A second test print came >>>>> out >>>>> blank as well. I pulled the tanks out and took a look at the >>>>> printhead >>>>> but I'm not entirely sure what to look for. I'm guessing the tanks I >>>>> left in it may have gummed up the print head, clogging it. >>>>> >>>>> Is there any way to clean it out, or if not, would I be able to >>>>> replace it? Is that a user replaceable part? >>>>> >>>>> Any help would be appreciated. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> > >> >> >> > >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
