IP6000D, can not figure out why 6C does not print at all! Please help!

[Integraoligist]

6c will not print at all... all the other colors are perfectly fine. I deep cleaned about 20 times and still nothing. It's not even partially printing, just completely nothing when I do the Nozzle test.

I removed the print head assuming that it's clogged and flushed it under some hot water... cleared all the ink out of all of them.... put it all back togeather, did another deep cleaning and a Nozzle test, and still nothing.

I thought maybe the Heads need to be re-aligned, well it will not do an Auto-realign, it says I have to do a manual... so I print out the manual align sheet and B, F, and G do not print anything. So I have no idea what is going on.

I looked at the ribbon cable and it looks to be fine, no kinks or crack anywhere.

Ideas?
Thank you all!

 

[The Hat]

Its more lightly to be you cyan cartridge thats causing your ink problem.
Try using another cartridge one that you know will work like (from another printer or new)

Failing that completely clean out (Purge) the cyan cartridge dry, refill with ink and try it again.

Head cleans and alignments are not going to help at all, the only thing you should print
is a nozzle check till you can get the cyan flowing properly again.

Have ago at your cartridge and report back on any progress.

 

[Integraoligist]

this is actualy the 4th cartridge. different brands too. i keep doing the nozzle check but its not getting anywhere. ideas?

 

[Grandad35]

Since 4 different carts all show the same thing, it's unlikely to be the cart.

Since you see nothing after a hot water flush and 20 deep cleans and the other inks are perfect, a clog in the nozzle plate would be a very unlikely cause.

It could also be:
1. A failure in the electronics of the print head (a common failure mode).
2. A complete clog in the ink channel of the print head (a less common failure)
3. A failure in the mother board (a rare failure).
4. A failure in the ribbon cable (a rare failure).
5. Bad electrical contact with one or more pins on the back of the print head (a rare failure).

If it's number 3 or 4, it's less expensive to buy a new printer.
If it's number 5, try lightly cleaning the contacts with a soft eraser. Also inspect the pins to make sure that they are all straight and freely floating.
If it's number 1, you can try a new print head - but it's an expensive test and sometimes there is a problem with the mother board that also blows a replacement print head.
If it's number 2, you could try the test described in post#6 in this thread - follow the thread to the end. If you get alcohol flow in the C channel, it doesn't have a clog I have been able to clear 2 such clogs, but only attempt this procedure as a last resort before replacing the print head.

Maybe others can give offer different possibilities.

 

[joseph1949]

To: Grandad35
To: Integraoligist

Grandad35, I was just about to tell Integraoligist to go to my thread. Thank you, Grandad35.

Integraoligist, after reading my thread your head may be swimming. Yes, my thread is a bit! obtuse. You would have to be a regular reader of the site to have a good understanding of my thread.

To clear things up here is what I would do:

Please perform the actions in the following order.

1. Place a drop of isopropyl alcohol on the problem inlet(s). To have full control you may want to remove the printhead before placing the alcohol on the inlet. If you get more than a drop on the inlet it is no big deal. Just dont flood the inlet with alcohol. As a newbie I flooded (more than once!!!) my printer with leaked ink and it did no harm to the printer. Of course, I cleaned up the ink. But I think it is best that you are careful when you place the alcohol on the inletless is more and better!!!!!!

2. As soon as you place the alcohol on the inlet place the cart over the inlet and run a nozzle test. If the nozzle test is good, run a print. If the print is good you are good to go. After an hour or so run another nozzle test/print. If you have a good nozzle test/print you should be home free.

3. So, what do you do if you have a bad nozzle test? Do what you did in #1 above, but you do NOT run a nozzle test immediately. What you do is go to bed. This gives the alcohol more time to work. When you get up run a nozzle test/print. If you have good nozzle test/ print you are home free (with some follow up tests/prints).

4. If you get up and run a nozzle test and the test is bad, I suggest you perform the tube test (see my thread for picture). Be sure to follow Grandad35s instructions on how to perform the tube test. If the test shows you have a clog follow Grandad35s instructions on your thread, Integraoligist.

5. You may want to do the above actions in the following order:

1. Place alcohol on the inlet. Run nozzle test immediately.
2. If you have a bad nozzle test perform Grandad35s tube test.
3. If the tube test shows you have a clog, you can perform the overnight nozzle test.
4. If the overnight nozzle test is bad follow Grandad35s instructions on your (Integraoligist) thread.
5. Or you can perform the tube test the very first thingyour call. And then run a nozzle test immediately.

Note: The purpose of the alcohol is to keep you from flushing the printhead. The alcohol is quick, simple, and safeflushing a printhead is not!!!

Part of the problem with my thread is that I thought it was A and it was actually BI think.

I hope this has been some help.

Thank you.

 

[Integraoligist]

Well, i started the alcohol test this morning. It produced a small amount of ink from that nozzle on the nozzle test but then after a couple of more tests it faded away. So I put alcohol back onto the pad and the other 2 pads that are slightly streaky. It's been an hour and the bad 6C pad is the only one that still has the alcohol sitting atop the pad... the others soaked it in and bleed the ink out the bottom already.

I'll wait till i get home from work about 5pm and run a test.

At least we got a little ink out of it... so i assume it's just a clogged nozzle... now just to clean it out.

Thanks! I'll keep you posted.

 

[Grandad35]

... so i assume it's just a clogged nozzle... now just to clean it out.

Just a note on the terminology - your clog appears to be in the tube that carries the ink from the ink pickup to the nozzle plate, not the nozzles. In joseph1949's case, it appears that the clog may have been in the sintered metal pickup that contacts the cart. In my case, I had stubborn clogs that appeared to be in the ink channel itself.