Epson inkjet stopped working!

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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
 
Jim Ford said:
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
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Ummm......yes!
Tony
MS MVP Printing/Imaging
 
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
 
measekite said:
/I think you should fill all of the carts with the same kind of ink and
see what happens. Good show./
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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
 
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
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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.
 
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
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A puffer fish? Jeepers, Jim - you got a death wish? It's TOXIC!

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Nicolaas said:
A puffer fish? Jeepers, Jim - you got a death wish? It's TOXIC!
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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
 
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?
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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.
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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!
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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
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splosh!

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2007 Pricelessware CD now available. 600Mb of the best of the best in
Freeware. E-Mail me for details.


.... One often gets much more than one asks for - not all of it necessarily
to one's liking.
 
I am unclear why you would not use the blue ink made from the magenta
and cyan inks, assuming this is a Epson printer made within the last 10
years. I do not believe Epson has produced a monochrome inkjet printer
is that long.

Fountain pen ink is not designed for use in inkjet printers.

Art
 
Some people have indeed attempted to use fountain pen ink in the past.

Some people have reported it worked for a time. Fountain pen ink is
water based, so assuming it was not particularly prone to sediment or
solids, it probably would work for at least a short period of time, or
longer.

Art
 
Arthur said:
Some people have indeed attempted to use fountain pen ink in the past.
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I wouldn't dream of it, Arthur - I think you now get the point of my
original posting!
;^)

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

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?
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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.
 
Andrew said:
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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I may also need to resist trolling for 'measkites'!
;^)

Jim Ford
 
Al Bundy wrote:

On Jun 9, 6:01 pm, Jim Ford <[email protected]> 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? Jim Ford



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.


Only those who use fountain pens.


A fountain pen user is not a computer user as a rule.
 
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.
 
[email protected] wrote:

On 10-Jun-2007, Jim Ford <[email protected]> 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.


I am surprised you do not use bird feathers.
 
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