Sun is back out again, Jim. Flat tide too. 18.3'

 JH> Hello, Jean.  I got msg marked 'PVT' but I think that doesn't work
 JH> anymore, since others have replied - - and that is fine with me.
 
            I did not stamp it "Private", I used Major, Sir.

 JH> Sorry I haven't had time (or need) to work with Canon Printer here,
 JH> but here's a refresh of what I wrote awhile back via email (back in
 JH> May)  - -

        I have that text at home still, now I have it here too.

 JH> BC-02 lists only isopropyl alcohol

        Is this the liquid that is used as fuel line anti-freeze ?

 JH> I think I'll start with isopropyl alcohol, or
 JH> just distilled water.

        I tried water, not the distilled type though. It did not work
        for me. This was a double tank type, you know the one that holds
        a smaller black and another tri-colour reservoir into a
        printhead. The big black only one is only in my Canon 4000. The
        Lexmark down not offer " Black only " mode. So I devoted that
        one to colour need and the Canon to black only need.

 JH> Some of the Canons have printhead with built-in ink tank (Like HP).
 JH> Some have separate printhead, with ink tanks which snap in.  I'm
 JH> talking here about trying to clean out the "printhead"
part, whether it
 JH> be separate, or combined with built-in ink reservoir.

        I only tried the big black one as there is not other "problem"
        of a separate tank. It is all in one part. I have three of them
        that I rotate in use to keep them live. All are refills. One
        gave me a bit of a refusal to print but eventually came to its
        senses. I waved it over the trash can and it got the message.

 JH> When I do get around to working on the supply of dried-out Canon
 JH> printheads here, I think I'll start with Isopropyl, maybe mixed with
 JH> some distilled water.  Overnight soak minimum, then with a folded up
 JH> kitchen paper towel -  the very absorbent ones,  press the printhead
 JH> part down onto folded multi-layers of those, slightly wet with
 JH> distilled water - - suck out any now-dissolved ink by capillary action,
 JH> if possible. I'll do that as long as lots of ink seems to be coming
 JH> out, occasionally dipping the printhead back into the isopropyl
 JH> solution. 

        Do mention here any success with this procedure. I tried it too,
        overnight and at least 5 hours on the soaked absorbent tissue.

 JH> I think I wrote you that I used to have an "ultrasonic jewelry
 JH> cleaner" thingie

        I have seen these in use before. Amazing.

        We used to say in Sabre flying, dogfighting, Watch your back.
        Might I pass this along to you now. Get a young fellow to ride
        that mower for you, for a while.

        I was the audio techie in a wedding saterday. Got all kinds of
        fine wine to taste after the fact.


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