ink cartridge problem
 

howdy,

I bought a new black cartridge for my canon printer a few weeks ago. I've refilled the cartridge quite a few times with some cheap ink and I'm getting decent results. However, a fragment of the print head must have been clogged or sth as I've noticed this: (only on low and standard, works OK for high quality)
http://i57.tinypic.com/4g3vb8.jpg

I've tried all types of printer cleaning utilities but I'm still getting those white lines.
I poured some 'cleaning liquid' into a jar's lid and put the cartridge for 30 minutes there but it hasn't solved the problem.

Any ideas how to clean the head?

Take some IPA (rubbing alcohol) and wipe of the heads. I got sick of doing this, so I bought a laser printer. How often do you print stuff? If you don't use it a lot, the ink dries up in the head/nozzle.:shifty::down: Good luck in cleaning that.:dead: Some of the inkjet printers have the heads built into the cartridge, which is good.

Long term solution; buy a laser printer.:up:

The head is built into the cartridge. I print every day, around 30-40 pages a week.
The cartridge is taking one more 'bath'. Will try cleaning the head with alcohol as you suggested.
A laser printer IS a solution but toners are kinda pricey.

I've had the same problem regularly over the years so I always use the high quality setting.

If you sus it out be sure to let us all know.

I tried everything - the head is still clogged and results for the standard quality aren't too good.
It seems that the head has some kind of a life expectancy - if exceeded, it leaves white unprinted lines.
Actually it is the third cartridge for my printer which is dying the same death :D

"Planned obsolescence" It's engineered into the hardware.:-?

Considering the prices charged for ink cartridges these days, it's cheaper to buy a new printer.:yep:

I promised myself that my next printer will be a laser one.

I had to buy a new black cartridge since I failed to fix the old one. However, I figured out how I damaged the cartridge. I poured too much of that cleaning liquid into the lid and it must have dissolved some vital parts of the cartridge since it started leaking soon after the 'bath'.

Ouch.