This one has me confused. 8 color machine with white and silver not being used (cleaning cartridges in those slots). Today the cyan didn't print. Pulling ink with syringe or head cleaning will get it going. But if I try and print just a solid 100% cyan bar it starts dropping out immediately and starts printing a very light yellow...almost looks like dust. And with a test print it is 100% gone. All other colors fire just fine. I figure the damper is bad so replaced it. Exact same thing with new damper. Well after I replaced the damper I notice the cap top is making a noise when it gets raised. Sounds like two pieces of rubber rubbing together (can hear it when the machine is on or when manually moving the head over the cap top. Didn't do this before but figure I'd replace it too. Still no change after replacing the cap top (and still makes this horrible noise). Two days ago I swapped out the cyan cartridge. I have been running this machine for over a year with all OEM ink but that cartridge was an off-brand called DI-SX (came in the machine when I got it from a refurbisher). Surely changing that cartridge isn't the issue? I am honestly not sure how that cartridge has lasted so long as I have replaced most of the others a time or two. Is there something on the head that could've cracked just for the cyan? Anyone have any other ideas?
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