The cost of purchase of these printers are lower and lower. Yet the cost of repair has not change. On the average any inkjet can be repaired by performing a tune-up.
You can save time and money by performing the simple tune-up yourself.
Here is a sample:
To Resolve Your Streak Problem Try This;
On HP printers you can remove the cartridges and clean the bottom of the cartridges with water and a rag. Just be gentle. Once you have the cartridges out take your rag and clean the underside of the carriage real good! (This is what causes funny streaks on pages). Ink and paper fiber create an unwanted paintbrush and as a result leaves unwanted streaks.
Interesting Facts
· A basic inkjet cartridge has 50 nozzles about ½ the diameter of a human hair.
· A tiny electrical part heats up the ink and the ink bubbles and this happens 3600 times a second for each nozzle.
· The bubble grows for a precise time and size and is then ejected out of a nozzle and on to the page.
· An average cartridge in its lifetime of use will eject over 120,000 million drops of ink.
· It can take up to 25 drops just to make a number l show up on a page.
· When in full swing the 50 nozzles fire up to 180,000 times per a second!
INCREDIBLE STUFF!
Print Image problems and defects in quality:
1. Perform a standard tune-up as described above.
2. Perform a standard tune-up as described above.
3. Replace the ink cartridges.
4. Lets get some more help contact Tech Support.
Communications Errors: With out Error lights on printer.
1. Check Cables.
2. Restart Printer and Computer
3. Reinstall drivers.
4. Contact Tech Support.
Communication Errors: With Error lights on printer.
