Epson inkjet stopped working!

Jim Ford

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Jun 9, 2007, 6:01:02 PM6/9/07

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I wanted to print some blue text and filled an empty black cartridge
with fountain pen ink. The printer has now stopped printing. Do you
think it was the incorrect ink for the printer?

Jim Ford

Tony

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Jun 9, 2007, 6:06:35 PM6/9/07

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Ummm......yes!
Tony
MS MVP Printing/Imaging

measekite

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Jun 9, 2007, 6:24:45 PM6/9/07

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Jim Ford wrote:

I wanted to print some blue text and filled an empty black cartridge with fountain pen ink. The printer has now stopped printing. Do you think it was the incorrect ink for the printer?

I think you should fill all of the carts with the same kind of ink and see what happens. Good show.

Jim Ford

Jim Ford

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Jun 10, 2007, 4:37:13 AM6/10/07

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measekite wrote:
>
>
> Jim Ford wrote:
>> I wanted to print some blue text and filled an empty black cartridge
>> with fountain pen ink. The printer has now stopped printing. Do you
>> think it was the incorrect ink for the printer?
>

> /I think you should fill all of the carts with the same kind of ink and
> see what happens. Good show./
>>
>> Jim Ford

I'VE GOT HIM, I'VE GOT HIM!! Someone bring the landing net while I reel
him in! Someone else start peeling the potatoes so we can have him with
chips.
;^)

Jim Ford

Al Bundy

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Jun 10, 2007, 5:11:02 AM6/10/07

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If it was a very old black only printer, it might have worked for a
short time. I used to refill those old Canon 02 carts with modified
stamp pad ink and it worked very well for 2-3 refills sometimes. Alas,
I doubt whether any poster really has any fountain pen ink around
these days anyway. A fountain pen user is not a computer user as a
rule.

Nicolaas Hawkins

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Jun 10, 2007, 5:13:13 AM6/10/07

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On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:37:13 GMT, Jim Ford
<jaf...@watford53.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in
<news:ZKOai.611$F77...@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net>:

A puffer fish? Jeepers, Jim - you got a death wish? It's TOXIC!

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Jim Ford

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Jun 10, 2007, 5:34:00 AM6/10/07

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Nicolaas Hawkins wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:37:13 GMT, Jim Ford
> <jaf...@watford53.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in
> <news:ZKOai.611$F77...@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net>:
>
>> measekite wrote:
>>> Jim Ford wrote:
>>>> I wanted to print some blue text and filled an empty black cartridge
>>>> with fountain pen ink. The printer has now stopped printing. Do you
>>>> think it was the incorrect ink for the printer?
>>> /I think you should fill all of the carts with the same kind of ink and
>>> see what happens. Good show./
>>>> Jim Ford
>> I'VE GOT HIM, I'VE GOT HIM!! Someone bring the landing net while I reel
>> him in! Someone else start peeling the potatoes so we can have him with
>> chips.
>> ;^)
>>
>> Jim Ford
>
> A puffer fish? Jeepers, Jim - you got a death wish? It's TOXIC!
>

Yeah, now I've got him on the bank I don't fancy eating him - he's a bit
ugly. I can't put him in a display cabinet at home because he'd scare
the kids. Shall we put him back for another time?

He was a bit easy - I got him on the first cast and he came in like a
log. I thought the fountain-pen-ink lure would do the trick, though I
did consider the ground-up-soot one, but thought it might scare him off!

..... there he goes - back for someone else. Next time he'll be bigger
and fatter after feeding on more refilling cartridge and CIS postings.

Jim Ford

Nicolaas Hawkins

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Jun 10, 2007, 6:33:34 AM6/10/07

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On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:34:00 GMT, Jim Ford
<jaf...@watford53.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in
<news:cAPai.9097$E9....@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net>:

> Nicolaas Hawkins wrote:
>> On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:37:13 GMT, Jim Ford
>> <jaf...@watford53.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in
>> <news:ZKOai.611$F77...@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net>:
>>
>>> measekite wrote:
>>>> Jim Ford wrote:
>>>>> I wanted to print some blue text and filled an empty black cartridge
>>>>> with fountain pen ink. The printer has now stopped printing. Do you
>>>>> think it was the incorrect ink for the printer?
>>>> /I think you should fill all of the carts with the same kind of ink and
>>>> see what happens. Good show./
>>>>> Jim Ford
>>> I'VE GOT HIM, I'VE GOT HIM!! Someone bring the landing net while I reel
>>> him in! Someone else start peeling the potatoes so we can have him with
>>> chips.
>>> ;^)
>>>
>>> Jim Ford
>>
>> A puffer fish? Jeepers, Jim - you got a death wish? It's TOXIC!
>>
>
> Yeah, now I've got him on the bank I don't fancy eating him - he's a bit
> ugly. I can't put him in a display cabinet at home because he'd scare
> the kids. Shall we put him back for another time?

Probably the pool is the better off for its absence, but why deprive
others of their fun?

> He was a bit easy - I got him on the first cast and he came in like a
> log.

All the fighting qualities of a soggy kapok mattress on steroids - and a
personality to match.

> I thought the fountain-pen-ink lure would do the trick, though I
> did consider the ground-up-soot one, but thought it might scare him off!

Maybe you could have used squid ink ...

>
> ..... there he goes - back for someone else. Next time he'll be bigger
> and fatter after feeding on more refilling cartridge and CIS postings.
>
> Jim Ford

splosh!

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Jim Ford

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Jun 10, 2007, 9:10:21 AM6/10/07

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Arthur Entlich wrote:
> Some people have indeed attempted to use fountain pen ink in the past.

I wouldn't dream of it, Arthur - I think you now get the point of my
original posting!
;^)

Jim Ford

Andrew Rossmann

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Jun 10, 2007, 9:37:58 AM6/10/07

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[This followup was posted to comp.periphs.printers and a copy was sent
to the cited author.]

In article <yqFai.487$F77...@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net>,
jaf...@watford53.freeserve.co.uk says...

> I wanted to print some blue text and filled an empty black cartridge
> with fountain pen ink. The printer has now stopped printing. Do you
> think it was the incorrect ink for the printer?

Epson printers have built-in, non-user-replaceable heads. Fountain pen
ink probably dries too fast and is the wrong type. You've clogged up the
heads, probably permanently. You can try using a genuine cartridge and
running a few cleaning cycles, but otherwise, you may need to buy a new
printer.

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Jim Ford

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Jun 10, 2007, 10:56:29 AM6/10/07

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Andrew Rossmann wrote:

> Epson printers have built-in, non-user-replaceable heads. Fountain pen
> ink probably dries too fast and is the wrong type. You've clogged up the
> heads, probably permanently. You can try using a genuine cartridge and
> running a few cleaning cycles, but otherwise, you may need to buy a new
> printer.

I may also need to resist trolling for 'measkites'!
;^)

Jim Ford

measekite

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Jun 10, 2007, 1:26:02 PM6/10/07

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Only those who use fountain pens.

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Jun 10, 2007, 3:53:55 PM6/10/07

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On 10-Jun-2007, Jim Ford <jaf...@watford53.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

> > Epson printers have built-in, non-user-replaceable heads. Fountain pen
> > ink probably dries too fast and is the wrong type. You've clogged up the
> > heads, probably permanently.

Some brands of fountain pen ink, I use Windsor & Newton (a much
respected brand in the UK).
Bottles say Conforms to ASTM D-4236 and inside the carton lid
in block caps says CONTAINS SHELLAC adding don't let pens
dry out.
I'm not surprised that some fountain pen inks block printer heads.
Some of us still use old fashioned nib pens and bottles of ink,
but don't use the ink in printers.

measekite

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Jun 10, 2007, 4:43:46 PM6/10/07

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I am surprised you do not use bird feathers.