Canon unclog adventure.

I took a Canon i960 (BCI-6x series of non-chipped cartridges) out of
storage to print a photo. The quality of the print was poor, so I
surfed over to alotofthings.com and ran a primer page <http://
tinyurl.com/5au3j4> to test the output. Only one color was stuck
(cyan). I noticed a bottle of Windex (original formula) radiating
amongst the desk clutter, and remembered something, some factoid,
maybe from the keyboard of the much esteemed Arthur Entlich --
something about original formula Windex, something about Windex
dissolving inkjet clogs. I removed the offending cartridge, turned it
upside down, and sprayed some Windex into the little cup that is the
ink output -- the place where the ink flows from the cartridge to the
printhead. I replaced the cartridge, ran a cleaning cycle, then
printed a test-page. Perfect.

Maybe Windex helped clear the clog. Probably did no harm. Nextclog,
I’ll try it again.

Best,
Larry

On Nov 30, 7:54 am, LF <fie...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Canon unclog adventure.
>
> I took a Canon i960 (BCI-6x series of non-chipped cartridges) out of
> storage to print a photo...

.... Maybe Windex helped clear the clog. Probably did no harm.
Nextclog,
> I’ll try it again.

The i960 is one of those printers worth keeping in service.
Technically they have improved the ink with a wider color range, and
they have reduced the nozzle size, but the i960 is still a very
passable photoprinter.

Canon closed out their ip6700Ds recently for $40, cheaper than the in
it self, and they are closing out the last of their mp960s at $100 on
the estore. The latest and greatest mp980 doesn't include light cyan/
light magenta. Rather they added a grey cartridge. It's hard to say
at this point whether or not the latest and greatest renders skys and
skintones as well as the i960/ip6700D.