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Hello.
I know that typical ultrasonics 40khz kill a print head, no doubt about it.
While EPSON heads are more durable the inkjet heads are not suppose to be cleaner with typical cleaners. Industrial wide format heads are different story. But I have to confirm the frequesncy used.
However the ultrasonics cleaning get more gentle as you increase the frequency, so I found that there are sold so called "facial cleaners", they range from 1Mhz to 3Mhz - power is mere 7W or so.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultrasonic-...6?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186&hash=item43bf88e95e
They cheap 20-30$, mains or battery (or rechargeable) powered.
Power can be adjusted and I wondered if it could be used to easily unclog a head, one would need to do some DIY by attaching some container on top of the transducer (perhaps cutting a hole and using some sealant), or gluing it on top (glue must be very good.)
I know that typical ultrasonics 40khz kill a print head, no doubt about it.
While EPSON heads are more durable the inkjet heads are not suppose to be cleaner with typical cleaners. Industrial wide format heads are different story. But I have to confirm the frequesncy used.
However the ultrasonics cleaning get more gentle as you increase the frequency, so I found that there are sold so called "facial cleaners", they range from 1Mhz to 3Mhz - power is mere 7W or so.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultrasonic-...6?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186&hash=item43bf88e95e
They cheap 20-30$, mains or battery (or rechargeable) powered.
Power can be adjusted and I wondered if it could be used to easily unclog a head, one would need to do some DIY by attaching some container on top of the transducer (perhaps cutting a hole and using some sealant), or gluing it on top (glue must be very good.)
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