7 Root Causes of Printhead Failure — and the 5 You Can Prevent
Most printheads don't wear out — they get killed. Seven causes account for nearly every early failure we see, and five of them are preventable with parts that cost less than a tank of ink.
Dried or Clogged Printhead After Storage: Recovery Steps Before You Buy a New One
A printer that sat for a month — a slow season, a move, a shop closure — comes back with a nozzle check full of gaps. Some of those heads recover completely; some are gone. A staged recovery proces...
Manual Printhead Cleaning Without Damaging Nozzles: Step-by-Step for Epson DX and i-Series
More heads are destroyed by cleaning than by clogs. The safe manual method for DX4/DX5/DX7 and i3200/XP600/i1600 heads — what solution to use, how much pressure is too much, and the three things th...
Mutoh ValueJet Printhead Replacement: Compatible Parts, Dampers, Cables and Maintenance Stations
A new ValueJet head installed on an old cable, tired dampers and a worn maintenance station is a new head on borrowed time. The parts list — by ValueJet generation — that should go in the cart with...
