| Tools needed:1 - 10cc Injector1 - 4" - 5" of | | | | GAME OVER. There is very little room to work |
| fish tank air line tubing (Wal*Mart fish | | | | but do the best you can. Try to get the |
| department) Windex (No Drip works best)We are | | | | tubing on the post firmly for an airtight |
| going to flush the print head out with the | | | | connection. Slowly inject about 2cc of the |
| Windex cleaner. Some people from outside the | | | | Windex solution into the print head. Some of |
| US may not know about Windex. It is a | | | | the Windex might leak out around the post, |
| | | | just try to get at least 2 cc injected into |
| popular window cleaner sold here in the US. | | | | the print head. It may offer resistance, just |
| This fix is not authorized by Epson, it | | | | be patient. Repeat this procedure for any |
| should only be used as a last ditch effort to | | | | other color that is not printing. Make sure |
| fix your printer.Cut four or five inches of | | | | to wash the tubing between each color.Put in |
| fish tank air line tubing and attach it to | | | | a brand new cartridge, not refilled. Don't |
| the end of the injector, remove the needle | | | | ignore this step or chances are the procedure |
| first. Pull 3 - 5 cc of Windex into the | | | | will fail. New generic cartridges are ok.Move |
| injector. Hold the injector so that the | | | | the carriage back to the right position and |
| tubing is pointing up and push the plunger a | | | | plug in the printer. Run three cleaning |
| little until all the air is out of the | | | | cycles with a nozzle check before and after. |
| tubing. You don't want to inject any air into | | | | If there is still a problem try running |
| the cartridge. Put this assembly aside for | | | | another three cleaning cycles. Then try a |
| now.Turn your printer on and hold down the | | | | test print. If it still has problems let the |
| paper feed button until the carriage moves to | | | | printer sit over night and repeat the |
| the cartridge change position. Unplug the | | | | procedure. If the second day procedure fails |
| printer. This is important, you don't want | | | | then it's time for the Epson repair shop, or |
| the carriage to move in the middle of the | | | | buy a new one.Sometimes this procedure will |
| procedure.Remove the cartridge that is giving | | | | not work, we're not sure why. It may be |
| you trouble. Look inside the carriage cavity | | | | because there are other problems with the |
| for a small post that would normally be | | | | printer, not just clogged |
| inserted into the ink port of the cartridge, | | | | |
| in other words the post that supplies ink to | | | | nozzles.Barry Shultz is the author of |
| the print head. You may need a flashlight to | | | | Atlascopy News, and President of Atlascopy, |
| see it.Attach the other end of the tubing | | | | Inc. Atlascopy specializes in affordable |
| (which is attached to the injector) to the | | | | alternatives to the high cost of printer |
| post inside the carriage cavity. Be very | | | | supplies. |
| careful not to break the post. If you do, | | | | |