Can print head recover from letting magenta run completely dry?

Nancy R said:

Are cartridge chips color specific?

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See PeterBJ's post above. See below for one exception as to cartridge model type (but NOT chip model type).

Nancy R said:

if I want a spare yellow cartridge ready to go

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The best solution is another OEM CLI-42 Yellow cartridge that has been flushed with Windex with Ammonium D as per instructions discussed previously.

If you want to swap the chip, then a flushed used Canon OEM CLI-8 Yellow cartridge is the best "compatible", because it is Canon OEM construction, appears to be overtly identical to the CLI-42, and has the yellow plastic identification on the cartridge top. Used OEM Yellow CLI-8 cartridges may be easier to source than a used Yellow CLI-42 cartridge. Otherwise, any properly flushed CLI-42 or CLI-8 cartridge, regardless of color, can be used after the OEM CLI-42 Yellow chip is swapped.

Much obliged to both of you for the information, thank you!

Just an update, I have been printing a little over the past week, and as The Hat predicted, the print head is settling down and the nozzle check has improved. All the bands are intact except for a faint, thin photo magenta line (although the original magenta defect resolved long ago). I have hopes that with continued printing, the photo magenta will resolve eventually.

One might think I'm almost back to where I started (with the single thin defect in the magenta), but on the contrary, I have learned a lot about cleaning and flushing, and I consider this an investment in long term success. I also have less fear in trying the Precision Color Inks in the future, which I had only avoided because of inexperience with flushing the cartridges.

Thank you to @stratman, @The Hat, @PeterBJ, and the rest of you!

As per my opinion, you should contact any technical person before doing this. It may cause damage to the machine without proper knowledge.