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Re: filmscanners: Re clogged nozzle fixed
on 12/1/01 9:37 AM, Austin Franklin at darkroom@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> It sounds to me like either the rubber wiper and/or the sealing cap is/are
> not working. When the heads are not in use, they move all the way to the
> right and are sealed off with the double foam pad that soaks up the ink
> during cleaning cycles. The pad carrier moves upward to seal off the heads
> when the carrier goes fully to the right. Check that it looks OK...problem
> is, if you poke at it, it can become unseated...and won't work properly. It
> is held up by two springs, and they are tricky to get back into place if
> they come off...make sure that both springs are there too!
>
> The wiper is a black rubber piece that, during cleaning cycles, wipes the
> heads. If your paper towel solution seems to work, then the wiper may not
> be working right. If you want some pictures/more detail, I can do that if
> you like.
>
Thanks. A few questions:
1. I see two short vertical springs, and I see one longer spring on the
back of the apparatus that angles up to the right from below. I expected to
see another spring like the longer one, but on the front of the assembly.
There is none there. Is that correct for an 1160?
2. Another funny looking thing is that there is a vertical peg on the right
side of the assembly, on which is attached a piece of foam that disappears
down and to the left, to an area below the cleaning pad. I have no idea
how that foam does anything, but the odd thing about it is that it narrows
sharply, as if it had been cut, prior to disappearing below. Looks a bit of
a kludge job, but I guess it does something. Does that sound normal?
3. I can't identify the wiper.
4. The foam pad looks pretty wet, and there are some spatters of black ink
about the area in front of and to the right of the assembly.
Probably it would be helpful to see an image of how all this is supposed to
look. I appreciate your offerring to send some.
Thanks,
Berry
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