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Here's what Perplexity had to say about my questions relating to the initial setup process: WiFi printers often ask you to put your computer in ad hoc WiFi mode during setup for several reasons: Direct communication: Ad hoc mode allows the printer and computer to communicate directly without...

I'm no expert with wireless printers, but I have a few thoughts. First, I'm assuming you have the latest firmware fimware version installed on your printer? Next. according to multiple sources, Ad-hoc mode was deprecated in Windows 10 and is therefore no longer supported. For that reason...

Thanks. As I said in my OP, I already have the service manual. But I find this one lengthy, hard to read and sometimes very confusing. The photos are low res, and often out of focus. I assumed there was a part broken off on the right hinge, because I assumed the two hinges were the same. Also...

There are some workarounds..sort of., though not as convenient. 1. Install Windows 10 LTSC (if you have access to licensing for it). It's guaranteed to work longer. 2. Use a print server of some sort, maybe a cheap Linux box?

I found one of these printers at the curb, and would like to fix it up to help someone going through a hard time Don't ask me how, but the previous owner managed to get some sort of dirt/stain under the platen. So I'd need to disassemble the scanner at least enough to get at the glass. Also...

Thanks. I already tried that part number. No one has it in stock in the west. Already have the service manual, thanks. I really just need to replace the mirror. But maybe if the entire assembly holding the mirror was cheap, I would've tried to get it. Looks like this is going in the garbage...

I thought this (black plastic) part and the stuff attached to it was the scanner assembly. However, Googling shows a very different looking part for the scanner assembly for a LJ3330.

Okay, I used the Pharmacists formula of polyethlyene glycol, alcohol and distilled water. I injected it into the ink points and inserted a paper towel saturated with it under the head. It took out a lot of dried ink from the ink points and under the printhead. This time, the formula went...

I wasn't sure about quality/purity. Maybe I'll gamble and just buy a cheaper bottle. Putting fluid on a paper towel under the print head was the first thing I tried. A whole lot of fluid came out on, but that still didn't clear the two bad ink clogs. Hopefully I didn't destroy my print head...

Thanks. That is a very long thread, so I'm not going to read all of it right now. - First, let me say that I haven't been able to find propylene glycol except in large (expensive) bottles. I'm already way over budget on this thing, so I don't want to spend much more. - When you wrote in that...

I bought a printer cleaning kit, and for now, I'm using 97% alcohol. With the first ink point, the alcohol went through very easily. However, with two of the other ink points, the alcohol is not moving at all. I've very slowly put a lot of pressure on the syringe, and there's still no alcohol...

Thanks. I'll try it. If for some reason, it doesn't work, what gauge silicone tubing do I need to buy to attach a syringe to the holes in the print head? I've printed almost nothing since I installed 4 or 6 new cartridges. And...I just ran out of ink in the other two cartridges. Ugh! IS it...

Really? An "I told you so" ? It's also not true. You said it was because it damaged printheads. I said it was because they told me it damaged the environment. Sure, that's exactly the same thing. :rolleyes:

I was told directly by a rep. at the mfgr. that they had to cancel it because it was allegedly bad for the environment.

Huh? You're saying Windex took that formula off the market cause it might damage print heads? I'm fairly sure Windex's parent co. doesn't give a rat's posterior about anyone's print heads.

Harmful to what? The environment? Counters? Windows? I'm guessing you didn't mean printer heads/nozzles.

Is this done with the printer head intact, and inside the printer, or after removing the print head from the printer?

Got it. And is the "push" method with silicone tubing safe? Should I use the "pull" method instead?

Okay, and diluted with...water I assume? Tap water? Distilled water?

Then, what inexpensive chemicals do you suggest I use? I don't want to fork out $25.00 or 30.00 or so to clean one printer once.