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Date:	Thu, 13 Mar 2003 10:35:06 PST8
From:	Steve Carter <scarter@vcnet.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Printer prints color but not black

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I'm currently having a similar problem with my Xerox C20 black cartridge.
It's a re-branded Lexmark Optra 45.

One must eliminate the cartridge as a source of the problem,
which is _THE_ MOST_LIKELY_ cause. The failure rate of
new cartridges is only a few percent, but gets higher as the
cartridges age.

I've found the following (PitA) technique to work admirably.

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Place the suspect cartridge in a coffee cup saucer with the
nozzles in the center depression.

Fill the depression with Windex, or another _AMMONIATED_ cleaner,
and let it sit there for some tens of minutes. Rinse off the
cleaner and wipe nozzles dry before reinstalling. You can do
a crude readiness test by blotting the nozzles against a paper
towel and observing the quality of the ink blot. I find I have
to do this before every print job on two cartridges that I've
refilled, probably with a less-than-optimum ink. Oh well . . .

--Steve

While the cartridge is out, I also take a moment to clean
the gold-plated contacts with a Q-tip

(very gently and carefully -- the gold is only a few microns thick!)

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On 3/11/030, jack.huffman@worldnet.att.net wrote, in part:
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>My Lexmark 5700 inkjet printer prints color but not black and white.
> ...
>Has anybody else had a problem like this?
>Does anyone have suggestions.
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