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1304 printing issue after head soak

patrickj75

New Member
I was having an issue with black streaks recently. Did a few head soaks now the black in my prints is printing green. MS was done last year. Dampers 2 years ago. I typically only print 1-2 days a week as I'm a part time business. Is it time for a new printhead?
 

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GAC05

Quit buggin' me
Print a nozzle check and see what each channel is doing. If they look somewhat ok then something else is going on.
 

GAC05

Quit buggin' me
Hmmm - got a photo of the check? Not sure how you are getting green without the yellow channel.
With just cyan and magenta everything would be tinted purple I think.
Did you get an OEM MS or one of the cheaper ones? If your maintenance station drain tubes are clogged, puddling under the head could show cross-contamination.
Someone who knows more will chime in soon.
 

patrickj75

New Member
Hmmm - got a photo of the check? Not sure how you are getting green without the yellow channel.
With just cyan and magenta everything would be tinted purple I think.
Did you get an OEM MS or one of the cheaper ones? If your maintenance station drain tubes are clogged, puddling under the head could show cross-contamination.
Someone who knows more will chime in soon.

We used an OEM MS. I attached a pic of the nozzle check I just did. It's not very good at all.
 

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Solventinkjet

DIY Printer Fixing Guide
I would change the dampers out along with the o-rings as it's been 2 years, it's over due. I bet with a fresh set of dampers you could get it going.
 

David40

New Member
I've had this issue before. What happens is while the head is soaking some of the different colors of ink will siphon into the other channels. I use a "printer workout" page for that where I just print very large blocks of the pure 4 color inks. That flushes out whatever got siphoned into the wrong channel and the cross contamination clears up.
 
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