Ink Drip Well?

[vjp2.at]

I found a collection of ink near where the inkjet cartridge is, but it is
pretty gooey and i suspect it is a deliberate collection point. THe printer
is over tne years old. I wonder, should i ever clean it out?


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[Jan Alter]

I found a collection of ink near where the inkjet cartridge is, but it is
pretty gooey and i suspect it is a deliberate collection point. THe
printer
is over tne years old. I wonder, should i ever clean it out?


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What kind of printer and model number is it? Is the printer working OK? When
was the last time you changed the ink cartridge on it?

 

[Steven]

I found a collection of ink near where the inkjet cartridge is, but it is
pretty gooey and i suspect it is a deliberate collection point. THe printer
is over tne years old. I wonder, should i ever clean it out?

For inkjet printer, most if not all of them have a place called waste ink
pad where it collects all the waste ink. Some if not all printer will STOP
working when it reaches so many print, and it requires the waste ink pad to
be replaced (I clean and reset mine) for it to continue working.

Depending on the number of print, for most average users the waste ink pad
should last for lifetime, and most owners never heard of it. But for super
heavy user then it may need to be replaced 1-3 times.

How to do it? you will have to GOOGLE for the instruction and the
combination how to RESET the counter. Or different printer, model often
require different combination.

 

[vjp2.at]

HPOJLX
Printer works (no smudge)
recent cartridge

It is possible the ink is from a leaky cartridge four years ago
but I think it is "normal" like a collection well for drips

THere are no signs of drip inside the printer (could be wrong, but looked)


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[Jan Alter]

For inkjet printer, most if not all of them have a place called waste ink
pad where it collects all the waste ink. Some if not all printer will
STOP
working when it reaches so many print, and it requires the waste ink pad
to
be replaced (I clean and reset mine) for it to continue working.

Depending on the number of print, for most average users the waste ink pad
should last for lifetime, and most owners never heard of it. But for
super
heavy user then it may need to be replaced 1-3 times.

How to do it? you will have to GOOGLE for the instruction and the
combination how to RESET the counter. Or different printer, model often
require different combination.

It's possible that the waste ink tube is clogged and so you may be seeing a
back up of residue when a cleaning is done to the head. Try mopping up the
ink with Q-tips dipped in alcohol and see if you can locate a exit hole. If
you do locate an opening try cleaning it with a filiment used for grass
trimming or fishing line. With a printer 10 years old it may mean the sponge
pad is full as well and that's why ink is backing up. Epsons have these pads
but I'm ignorant to say whether or not HP's have them as well.

 

[Steven]

It's possible that the waste ink tube is clogged and so you may be seeing a
back up of residue when a cleaning is done to the head. Try mopping up the
ink with Q-tips dipped in alcohol and see if you can locate a exit hole. If
you do locate an opening try cleaning it with a filiment used for grass
trimming or fishing line. With a printer 10 years old it may mean the sponge
pad is full as well and that's why ink is backing up. Epsons have these pads
but I'm ignorant to say whether or not HP's have them as well.

With Epson inkjet printer it will count the number of print, and will ask
you to replace the waste ink pads for it to continue. IOW, it doesn't care
the amount of wasted ink but number of print.

No, you don't just clean with Q-Tip but to take the whole thing apart
(couple HUGE pads with lot of ink), then you have to use the combination of
key-pressed to RESET the counter.

 

[Jan Alter]

With Epson inkjet printer it will count the number of print, and will ask
you to replace the waste ink pads for it to continue. IOW, it doesn't
care
the amount of wasted ink but number of print.

No, you don't just clean with Q-Tip but to take the whole thing apart
(couple HUGE pads with lot of ink), then you have to use the combination
of
key-pressed to RESET the counter.

Cleaning the area with a Q-tip is to see if there is an exit hole, not to
remedy the problem.
The ink buildup stems possibly from a clogged waste tube or loaded 'diaper'
(the ink waste foam).
At this point if you do nothing about it then at least putting a piece of
plastic underneath the printer
to protect the table or underfinishings might be a conservative notion.
It might even be worth investigating the HP site or querying their tech
support to find out if the printer has a
mechanism to let the user know if the waste ink foam is filled.

 

[Steven]

Cleaning the area with a Q-tip is to see if there is an exit hole, not to
remedy the problem.
The ink buildup stems possibly from a clogged waste tube or loaded 'diaper'
(the ink waste foam).
At this point if you do nothing about it then at least putting a piece of
plastic underneath the printer
to protect the table or underfinishings might be a conservative notion.
It might even be worth investigating the HP site or querying their tech
support to find out if the printer has a
mechanism to let the user know if the waste ink foam is filled.

Different model and manufacture may have different design, and links below
are the waste ink pad for Epson printers

http://freedomtoprint.com/2010/01/26/review-epson-waste-ink-pads-artisan-800/
http://www.efillink.info/index.php?p=1_282_R1800-Waste-Ink

Some third companies sell the tools and instruction how to hook a hose to
a bottle to collect the waste ink. But the owner still have to RESET the
counter

http://www.inkproducts.com/our_epson_waste_pad_kit view.htm

P.S. As I said I not just heard but did it 3 times myself

 

[Lola MacLean]

I had an HP 1130 years ago that had what they called a "spittoon" under the
spot where the cartridges parked. It was dark tarry stuff that I had to dig
out occasionally with a stick. (Very messy job!) Believe I had noticed some
smearing on my paper that called my attention to it, but it's been close to
10 years now so I don't remember for sure.

I think more recent HPs have a cover that has to be removed to clean the
spittoon, but I'm not familiar with how to do it. If you "ping" Bob Headrick
on the newsgroup he can likely help you--he's an authority on HP printers.
Lola MacLean

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[vjp2.at]

THat's it! Much obliged. Makes perfect sence.


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[Lola MacLean]

Be careful when you clean it--you don't want that stuff on your desk,
carpet, clothes--or even smeared on other parts of your printer. I used to
use lots of rags to cover everything and paper towels to wipe the wooden
popsicle stick that I was digging it out with.
Lola

 

[vjp2.at]

In <[email protected]> by Lola MacLean <[email protected]> on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:33:53 -0800 we perused:
*+-Be careful when you clean it--you don't want that stuff on your desk,
*+-carpet, clothes--or even smeared on other parts of your printer. I used to
*+-use lots of rags to cover everything and paper towels to wipe the wooden
*+-popsicle stick that I was digging it out with.
*+-Lola

Quite! I was afraid it was a leak but the l-shaped spitoon made me suspect
otherwise. But the little goo on my fingers took forever to wash off, and the
splashing made quite a mess on my sink.


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[Steven]

In <[email protected]> by Lola MacLean <[email protected]> on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:33:53 -0800 we perused:
*+-Be careful when you clean it--you don't want that stuff on your desk,
*+-carpet, clothes--or even smeared on other parts of your printer. I used to
*+-use lots of rags to cover everything and paper towels to wipe the wooden
*+-popsicle stick that I was digging it out with.
*+-Lola

Quite! I was afraid it was a leak but the l-shaped spitoon made me suspect
otherwise. But the little goo on my fingers took forever to wash off, and the
splashing made quite a mess on my sink.

I don't know about you guys, but it seems like you two making a bigger
flash than the ink itself. I have been using inkjet for ages, and been
refilling my ink for over a decade. I also replace the Waste Ink Pads of
the previous model 2 times. I had to replace the WIP instead of replacing
the printer because it was a special printer I used to print the DVD label
directly from the printer. After the 2nd times (almost the 3rd time) the
rollers and the tray holding DVD wore out so bad that it won't pull the tray
in by itself (even I had to put some TAPE to raise the thickness). I later
replaced the printer with the newer model RX-680 (I rarely print anything
else but DVD label)

IOW, I have been dealing with ink for many years, and you know I can't
avoid some ink get on my finger (I always wear gloves), and of course I have
to clean the cyringes in kitchen sink.

If the ink get on my fingers then I use Orange Cleaner (the older I bought
over a decade ago is much better than the newer one) they often sell at
automobile part (many mechanics use to clean oil).

Once awhile some ink leaks to the dvd tray (on some part of the printer
the tray goes through), and all I have to do is putting some rubbing alcohol
on toilet paper and use it to wipe its arse. I just use my hand, and few
times I want to go deeper than the hand can reach, then I went to hardware
store to get the Paint Mixer/Stick (a piece of thin wood stick).