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    Tech Epson Printhead Revival from chocked & Blocked Heads using Icoclean & Wizz

    Epson Printhead Revival from chocked & Blocked Heads using Icoclean & Wizz
    after my canon i9950 printhead stopped printing in good quality i thought i would have ago at reviving some old printer printheads.
    the 2 epson printers in the video have sat upto 2 years in the workshop all this time.both have blocked/choked heads.
    so before i do my canon printhead i would test on others 1st.(£100 for a new printhead)
    i did some research on the tinternet & found that some people are trying Wizz window cleaner from pounland & some using Icoclean.
    see the results for your self.
    it took me all day to shoot the vid and all evening to edit.
    what do you think


    some links to other tips on printhead cleaning
    http://www.edugeek.net/forums/hardwa...on-inkjet.html
    http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/a..._cleaning.html
    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...3133655AAyuapq
    http://www.ehow.com/how_5195058_clea...printhead.html
    http://www.applefritter.com/node/6486
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    Default Re: Epson Printhead Revival from chocked & Blocked Heads using Icoclean & Wizz

    good post! I was just about to send off my IP4300 print head to be cleaned so will wait for your results now...
    cheers

    Thanks to mc.dodd

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    Default Re: Epson Printhead Revival from chocked & Blocked Heads using Icoclean & Wizz

    Quote Originally Posted by mc.dodd View Post
    good post! I was just about to send off my IP4300 print head to be cleaned so will wait for your results now...
    cheers
    i have added some links to other sites that also have cleaning tips

    i wounder if this could be made sticky?
    and have other poeples results posted too.

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    Default Re: Epson Printhead Revival from chocked & Blocked Heads using Icoclean & Wizz

    I have done this in the past with an old epson using Isopropyl Alcohol 70% v/v that is lying about at work , i managed to get some chamois pads and did a similar thing and had good results too. I have used the small streret pads (the type used before an injection) before on old HP cartridges but you have to be careful as the fibers can detach

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    Default Re: Epson Printhead Revival from chocked & Blocked Heads using Icoclean & Wizz

    what about soaking the head off the canon in isoproyl?

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    Default Re: Epson Printhead Revival from chocked & Blocked Heads using Icoclean & Wizz

    isoproyl is to strong, it acualy damages the head, it took the teflon of a couple ive done in the past.mainly older canon from around 10 years ago

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    Default Re: Epson Printhead Revival from chocked & Blocked Heads using Icoclean & Wizz

    I used WD-40, it worked well.

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    Great thread.

    Thanks to digidude

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