Did you try running it under the hot tap for a while, then letting it dry out (on tissue if poss?)
I revive my canon BJC-85 (uses the same print head) like this time every time it clogs up and it works a treat. Cheers, Josh On 3 Jun 2009, at 05:00, 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
