How to remove PRO-1 printhead ?

[Artur5]

The nozzle check of printer n#2 seems almost perfect to me, except for the lower half of the GY band. It doesn't looks like clogs but irreversible electrical damage. Really a pity, because the nozzles of the other colors appear to be in perfect shape.

 

[palombian]

Picked up two Canon Pro-1 printers and I don't know the history of them. They both had original Canon ink tanks in them, I bough a few 3rd party ink tanks to help with cleanings and nozzle checks (I have not printed out anything as per the advice in this thread). I think both are fubar unless the printhead(s) get replaced but will post the nozzle checks here for verification / advice. I suppose the ink carts would be worth something as they can be used for refill and chip replacements, not sure of the power supply or logic boards would be worth parting out of these machines. If they need printheads (and I suspect they do), I will just part these printers out. They are in good shape physically, and it would be a shame to toss them, but they do take up a good amount of space and they seem to be very temperamental and have to be used pretty much daily to keep them working properly. Not to mention the appetite for ink these printers seem to have. Please see the attached files for the nozzle checks from each printer.

Thanks for any advice and suggestions you may have

As you already understood I would be careful by buying old printers, you can't make a living by refurbishing them.

Only when you know the printer very well, have spare printheads, carts, ink, resetter and the like and you limit yourself to one for production and one spare, the time spent is remunerated by lower printing costs (and the satisfaction to understand how these things work).
It is a hobby.

 

[Xenawiseq]

Thanks for the comments. I basically got these printers for next to nothing (like $5 each!) and I fully expected them to be trouble. I have to say I am surprised really by both and especially printer #2 how well they actually seem to work. I guess I have think about if I want to get one or both working again with a print head replacement. From the looks of the nozzle checks, I would think that a printhead replacement would bring both printers back to 100%. Do you think this is a solid diagnosis? Or is there something lurking in the shadows after I get the printheads replaced?

The cartridges are easy to refill and swap out the chips, it would be nice to to have an A2 sized printer but I am just stepping into these high end photo printers. Since I really don't have much invested in these printers as of yet, maybe it would be worth $300-400 to get one going and then another $250 to get the second one going. So for about $650 I suppose I could get two working Pro-1 printers, not that I really need two of them. Then again, for like $1200 I could get the Pro-1000 which is an A2 printer. Sometimes more choices is not a good thing!

Anyway, my main ask would be, does it look like printheads would bring both of these printers back to 100%? Or should I just toss these in the trash and never look back?

Thanks again for you time and thoughts.

 

[Conor McEneaney]

Possibly already covered but I have just restarted my Pro-1 after 3 years in hibernation (me and the printer!!). I expected there may be issues so bought a full set of 3rd party inks to lessen the cost if it didn't work. Happily it worked fine for about 10 prints however I then got the B200 error and now it's not doing anything for me. Any advice on next steps or if it's for the bin??

 

[The Hat]

Any advice on next steps or if it's for the bin??

The best thing you can do is keep your fingers crossed that the B200 disappears because trying to get at the print head with an error been display is almost impossible, can you post up your last nozzle check here for your next steps...

 

[Conor McEneaney]

The best thing you can do is keep your fingers crossed that the B200 disappears because trying to get at the print head with an error been display is almost impossible, can you post up your last nozzle check here for your next steps...

Last nozzle check was 3 years ago and everything was working perfectly then. I didn't get to running one this time, should have started the process with this but given that it printed perfectly at 1st I thought I was home and dry!

 

[Conor McEneaney]

Last nozzle check was 3 years ago and everything was working perfectly then. I didn't get to running one this time, should have started the process with this but given that it printed perfectly at 1st I thought I was home and dry!

The best thing you can do is keep your fingers crossed that the B200 disappears because trying to get at the print head with an error been display is almost impossible, can you post up your last nozzle check here for your next steps...

I'm prepared at this point to risk destroying the printer as it's just junk at the minute.

 

[The Hat]

Last nozzle check was 3 years ago and everything was working perfectly then.

I don’t honestly know how you could possibility tell the printer was perfectly fine after such a long absence of printing and 3 years dormant, it’s no wonder you’ve had such dreadful results.

I'm prepared at this point to risk destroying the printer as it's just junk at the minute.

That’s probably the best idea you’ve had since turning on the printer, because even if you were to invest more money into her there’s no guarantee that you’d have a good outcome, the Pro 1 need a lot of care, attention and money spent to keep her happy and I don’t reckon you’re capable of that..

Get out while you can and chalk this one up to experience..

 

[Conor McEneaney]

I don’t honestly know how you could possibility tell the printer was perfectly fine after such a long absence of printing and 3 years dormant, it’s no wonder you’ve had such dreadful results.

That’s probably the best idea you’ve had since turning on the printer, because even if you were to invest more money into her there’s no guarantee that you’d have a good outcome, the Pro 1 need a lot of care, attention and money spent to keep her happy and I don’t reckon you’re capable of that..

Get out while you can and chalk this one up to experience..

I came here looking for some advice, not a lecture. There's absolutely no call for the high and mighty tone, regardless of how much knowledge you have. I "assumed" that everything was fine because it gave me some perfect prints, albeit in need of profile tweaks. "Get out while you can and chalk this one up to experience", how ironic, I will certainly chalk this down to experience and hope to find some friendlier recommendations elsewhere rather than the utterly useless "she needs money spent on her to keep her happy" type of generic BS.

 

[The Hat]

I "assumed" that everything was fine because it gave me some perfect prints, and hope to find some friendlier recommendations elsewhere rather than the utterly useless "she needs money spent on her to keep her happy" type of generic BS.

Why is it the truth always strike a dull note, the facts are quite clear to anyone with a Canon printer, your approach to printing was careless and bad, and I stated so, and I wasn’t going to sugar coated for ballsing up a perfectly good printer with your personal assumptions.

You can go where you like for more recommendation, but the answer will still be the same, the printer is Fubar and I was try to save you money by tell you to forget it, so once again I’ll say it, the Pro 1 is a very expensive lady and you couldn’t afford her..

If you reckon the truth is all Cow shit, then you’re sitting in it, because you not making any friends by calling the good advice you got here generic..!

The next printer you get, try starting with the maintenance facilities before a print, because you’d be surprised how easy it is to keep your printer in good working order, instead of assuming it will be alright because it’s you, if you want a guarantee then buy a Feckin toaster..