Canon i560 ink tank problem

[The Seabat]

Howdy, I have a Canon i560 that all of a sudden is refusing to print
black. Period. I just replaced the ink tank, too. I have cleaned the
print head by soaking it in a 50-50 solution of distilled water and
ammonia for a coule of hours. Then flushing it with distilled water
and blowing it dry with an air compressor (very low psi). It still
won't print. I took the tank back out and the white pad inside the
print head is still white! I pushed a Q-tip up into the spong on the
tank and I got some ink. I tapped the cartridge on the work bench top,
gently, and got a few spots of ink. Could the cartridge be at fault
here and not the print head?? If so, what do I need to do about it?

I've run the deep cleaning on the black cartridge about twenty times
and the ink still looks full in the tank. So I think that there is no
ink comming from it at all. HELP! Thank you.

 

[zakezuke]

Howdy, I have a Canon i560 that all of a sudden is refusing to print
black. Period. I just replaced the ink tank, too. I have cleaned the
print head by soaking it in a 50-50 solution of distilled water and
ammonia for a coule of hours. Then flushing it with distilled water
and blowing it dry with an air compressor (very low psi). It still
won't print. I took the tank back out and the white pad inside the
print head is still white! I pushed a Q-tip up into the spong on the
tank and I got some ink. I tapped the cartridge on the work bench top,
gently, and got a few spots of ink. Could the cartridge be at fault
here and not the print head?? If so, what do I need to do about it?

While the cartridge could be at fault, as in the vent holes are being
plugged, printheads do have a limited life before burnout. While there
is a technique involving cleaner such as windex or your ammonia on
folded toilet paper, pushing softly and pulling quickly to help work
the solution in the event you do have a serious clog... it's probally
time to consider a new head or a new printer. IIRC the i560 is like
the i850 and ip3000 using the QY6-0042. I think it's currently
fetching $50ish on places like ebay. A ip4200 is fetching $80ish at
places like newegg and amazon.com. IIRC this printer was out late
2003, so a run of a couple of years isn't bad.

http://www.nifty-stuff.com/ is the place to go for advice on cleaning.

 

[measekite]

Howdy, I have a Canon i560 that all of a sudden is refusing to print
black. Period. I just replaced the ink tank, too. I have cleaned the
print head by soaking it in a 50-50 solution of distilled water and
ammonia for a coule of hours. Then flushing it with distilled water
and blowing it dry with an air compressor (very low psi). It still
won't print. I took the tank back out and the white pad inside the
print head is still white! I pushed a Q-tip up into the spong on the
tank and I got some ink. I tapped the cartridge on the work bench top,
gently, and got a few spots of ink. Could the cartridge be at fault
here and not the print head?? If so, what do I need to do about it?

you need to trot down to you favorite store and buy an ip5200. for some
reason i never see that model at staples only the ip4200 that is cheaper
and slower.