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    Bad ffc can cause blank prints?

    I dont know if this is the righht place to post this and i am sorry if it is not. I took a pic of my FFCs. The one on right seems ok (it is not on the pictures), but the one on the left doesnt look good. When try nozzle check or any okther print, print head does iits thing, but my paper comes...
  2. beebill

    Printhead Disassembly Photos

    In the process of getting rid of my old printer, I disassembled the busted printhead (Canon QY6-0076) and took some photos. I thought it might be fun to share: Curious to get an even closer look, I found this image online (https://baertierchen.de/wb_mai19.html). From my photos, I'm guessing it...
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    Have you ever had success with a refurbished printhead?

    So I was given an ancient i9900 with the "5-blinks" bad printhead error. I mean, why not? I'd love to have a chipless medium format dye printer in rotation. So I bought a "tested" QY6-0055 printhead from an Amazon seller, and of course it's clogged up worse than the public restrooms at a...
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    The best way to restore Epson printheads with clogging problems

    Hello forum people, I hope everyone is well. I'm having problems with some clogged Epson printheads, especially the fa04000, I wanted to hear from you, With you experience, what's the best way to unclog these printheads?
  5. Kampy

    Why does it only print sharp if I choose "Plain Paper"?

    Hey friends... A few months ago I posted here re: my Canon Pixma iX6820, which had started printing black ink all wonky / misaligned. ( here's that post: https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/alignment-issue-or-bad-printhead-canon-pixma-ix6820.15520/ ) The consensus seemed to be a bad...
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    Persistent banding problem in Canon TS9020.

    I have a Canon TS9020 that I bought lightly-used on eBay about a year and a half ago, and have been experiencing a persistent banding problem. I noticed banding in photos shortly after I started using it, but didn't pay attention, thinking it was something I could later fix with an...
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    Pro9500 Mark II

    Hi everyone, I've been a lurker here for over 10 years and have really benefitted from your expansive knowledge. So thank you! I just picked up a used Pro9500 Mark II for $70. Physically in very good order. Not showing much signs of wear, and the previous owner says it was just used for...
  8. KasperDM

    How to find and trust iP4500 X replacement print head

    Dear all, Hope you are well. I recently bought a secondhand Pixma iP4500 X over ebay. User said it worked perfectly. I just installed it and connected it to my mac and I got error 1401 - print head error. I read this thread and learned that this means my print head is dead. I also learned...
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    PRO-1 user in Germany

    I am a systems engineer and hobby photographer coming from Spain living in Germany. I have been using very happily a Canon PRO-1 printer for several years (previously EPSON printers as well) until, suddenly, the photo quality of the PRO-1 prints deteriorated visibly. This was after a period of...
  10. Lego007

    Question about Canon Reprografh Ipf-710

    Hello everyone, very glad to enter this community. I own a Cyber-Coffee here in Peru(South America) and I'm looking to buy a plotter to complement my business, only have an Epson doing A4s right now. After some reading I declined for Canon because well... they are faster, display better colors...
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