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Hiya Heads, Been running my NovaJet 700 a whole lot lately and I've been going through GS+ print cartriges like they're going outta style. It seems to happen more when there's a dramatic change in weather and the real stinker is the cyan. Over the last year, I've had to replace at least 5 that were under warranty alone. Is it just me or are there others with the same problems?
Covered in ink,
Checkers
-------------------- a.k.a. Brian Born www.CheckersCustom.com Harrisburg, Pa Work Smart, Play Hard Posts: 3775 | From: Harrisburg, Pa. U.S.A. | Registered: Nov 1998
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Hmmmmmmm.... It was always the yellow cartridge that seemed to be the ****er... magenta wasn't too far behind. I suspect that the culprit was the old GO inks.
Since we got the 736 and switched to the GX inks, we haven't had any more problems.
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
DrCAS Custom Lettering and Design Saint Cloud, Minnesota
"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6464 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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I have the 60" Pro 600e I use only GO inks I noticed as hot as it gets in Fresno, even with a piece of foam under the heads dampened with Witch Hazel, I almost have to prime everyday seems like the magenta clogs up, after a few primes it's back in the action. I am kind of curious what to do if I have to leave for a couple of weeks? Wonder if they (cartridges) were kept in the fridge would that help or ruin it?
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Try putting witch hazel on your pads for longer term storage. You can also use a ultrasonic cleaner to unclog particularly blocked heads.
Remember to BLOT the print heads and never wipe across the head itself. It will really screw up the printhead. Ask me how I kow... LOL!
Have a great one!
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
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I feel like the "beggin' strips" dog... I can't read... LOL!
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
DrCAS Custom Lettering and Design Saint Cloud, Minnesota
"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6464 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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Thanks for the replies Gang. I must be having a run of bad luck. Friday, the yellow bit the dust and yesterday was the cyan. Knock, on wood, today, no problems yet. My issues are with the electronic failures and tracking them down. Any time I notice something wrong, I loose at least an hour recleaning everything, post-it note tests and etc. Man, what a nightmare! The longest my 700 sits idle is a long weekend, so, I don't have problems with clogging with the GS+ inks I use regularly. When I run GO inks, I load them into the machine and run a color test at 100%. After that, I prime and print. I've rarely had problems with clogging even after the cartridges have sat for more than a month. For the occasinal clog it pays to have a suction bulb and an ultrasonic cleaner. Now my pro 36 is a totally different story. Talk about a workhorse, this thing sat idle for about 6 months before I started here. We weren't using it because the PC running it died and no one bothered to hook it up to the network. I plugged the thing in, ran a prime and the thing ran just about flawlessly. I now have it set up with GO inks and run outdoor banners through it on a fairly regular basis. I wish all printers were this reliable.
Havin' fun,
Checkers
-------------------- a.k.a. Brian Born www.CheckersCustom.com Harrisburg, Pa Work Smart, Play Hard Posts: 3775 | From: Harrisburg, Pa. U.S.A. | Registered: Nov 1998
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This is for last resort only.Better then throwing one away.3-5 seconds in a microwave with the cartridge a dish with about a half inch of water.I ressurected a few this way.
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One of you culprits for the electricl failures on the cartridges, could be static electricity.. You can get an anti-static kit from encad or like I did I robbed a couple of the dust/static brushes from the feed and take up reels and taped them just below the carrige bar. Seems to be doing the trick
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