Nozzle check on Canon iP6000D printer

[Big_Al]

http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/uploads/1302_printer_test.jpg

The above is a scan of a nozzle check on a Canon iP6000D printer (calling it #2 printer). The nozzles are clean and ink cartridges are not in question, because they came from a perfectly working iP6000D printer (calling it #1 printer). Would #2 printer have a bad print head, or is the stripes caused be something else.
Thank you for all of the help. Al

 

[inkoholic]

You mean the stripes? I'd say an electrical issue, which is terminal as far as I know. So in that case a replacement head would be required.

 

[turbguy]

Yup, I agree, electrical issue, a new printhead "MIGHT" solve it. Might not!

Wayne

 

[ghwellsjr]

Since you have two of these printers, you could swap the print heads and see if the problem goes to printer #1 and printer #2 works correctly.

 

[Big_Al]

Since you have two of these printers, you could swap the print heads and see if the problem goes to printer #1 and printer #2 works correctly.

Yes, I was thnking of trying that, then I thought I might then have both printers not working. Could the good print head be damaged by putting the good head in the printer that is not working.
Al

 

[ghwellsjr]

There is a slight risk but in every case that I have tried where the printer works with a print head with problems like yours, there has never been a problem swapping the heads. If the printer doesn't do anything or if you can see burn marks around the electronics on the print head, then you have to worry.

 

[Big_Al]

There is a slight risk but in every case that I have tried where the printer works with a print head with problems like yours, there has never been a problem swapping the heads. If the printer doesn't do anything or if you can see burn marks around the electronics on the print head, then you have to worry.

Well, I went ahead and put the questionable print head in the perfectly working printer, and the print head was bad. Then I put the good printhead back into the printer that had been working perfectly, and YES I still have one perfect printer. I was thinking of taking the bad print head apart to see what makes it tick. All of you were correct, it was a bad print head.
Thanks for all the help. Al