On 5/4/05, James Knott
Michael W Cocke wrote:
On Tue, 03 May 2005 15:44:12 -0700, you wrote:
Can this be done somewhere? Our Deskjet 990cxi is acting weird lately. It's so good and has been so trusty (and I don't know anything cheap and comparable that works with Linux out of the box) that I'm hesitant to just throw it away and get a new printer. However, I want it to work correctly. Do you know where you can (if you can) get something like this worked on these days?
Preston
Use isopropal alcohol on a cotton pad (a pad, not a ball - you don't need threads pulling loose). I think most places sell them as makup application pads. Under NO circumstances use any type of solvent! That's what HP taught me when I did their service tech course.
Ummm... Alcohol is a solvent. Perhaps he meant petroleum based solvent, which will likely attack rubber?
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I never had a problem using Isopropyl alcohol and I had to use it nearly everyday when I worked at the uni. You are right about the petroleum based cleaners though. Stuff like WD40 would no doubt attack the rollers. I'd honestly advise against too much dismantling of a printer. I have had a lot of experience with many makes and you can only go so far. Try to take one too many parts from it and suddenly you are likely to hear a 'ping' as a hidden spring flies into who knows where. I think HP used to make a cleaning kit that included a special pad that fitted to the printer and would clean the roller(s) automatically. Might be worthwhile enquiring about with HP. -- Take care. Kevan Farmer 34 Hill Street Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR