Ancestors

Written by Ann-Mi on 2024-12-13 at 16:20

Ugh. My printer has been printing big blobs of ink.

I've gotten to the point where I think I have cleaned both the rollers and the printer wiper blade.

I will wait for the rollers to dry before I can find out if my effort was in vain.

Did you know a printer has wiper blades? I sure didn't.

I sure hope this resolves it, because I don't know what to try next. Maybe wiping the pump cap assembly foam pad and trying to discover wtf a flushing box is?

I hate weekend tech troubleshooting.

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Toot

Written by Ann-Mi on 2025-01-09 at 17:16

I finally managed to get my printer printing decent images.

It seems there were two main problems.

1. The rollers were all filthy

2. Every time I cleaned the rollers they got filthy again, because it was also full of cat hair.

Point 2 became apparent after it finally agreed to spit out said blob of black inky cat hair.

Hooray! I can print again!

I think no one is too interested, but the victory was too great for me not to post about it, sorry.

Please enjoy a before and after image.

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Descendants

Written by Ann-Mi on 2025-01-09 at 17:22

I am not a professional, so don't trust my advice, but here's how I solved it. I put some window cleaner fluid on some flat cotton wipes that aren't going to scratch or dispense more hairs, and then I gently but angrily wiped the rollers.

I found that turning the printer on and off caused the rollers to roll, so I did that a few times cleaning over again until the ink stopped being deposited on them.

Then I printed empty pages and it ejected a hairball.

Doing it angrily is purely optional.

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Written by Rowyn on 2025-01-09 at 22:50

@Annmie "gently but angrily"

so relatable

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Written by Melissa on 2025-01-20 at 01:28

@Annmie I admire your diligence! Printers can be awful.

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