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[Brother GT-541] syringe ink harmful to print heads?



 
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Old 3 Weeks Ago Oct 26, 2009 2:51:35 PM -   #1 (permalink)
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Default syringe ink harmful to print heads?

I read a few months ago about using a syringe to suck the leftover ink out of the cartridges in order to use all that extra ink. I didn't try it for awhile, but one day I really needed to finish an order but was out of black ink, so I used the syringe technique and it worked and I finished the order. Not to long after that though, my black started streaking and I couldn't get a consistent print, even after putting a brand new cartridge in. The tech support guy couldn't figure anything out, so I got a new print head.

Last week I was in the same situation but with yellow ink. I used a syringe to suck out ink, and it worked great. Now I just got a new yellow cartridge, and it's not printing right even with a full cartridge. I've manually cleaned everything, and I even ran two initial cleans, along with many powerful head cleanings. Nothing's fixed it.

Is there a chance that using a syringe on the cartridge is accidentally making the hole a little too big so a tiny bit of air can get in? And if so, will air in the line cause the print head to break?
I've run a few initial cleanings and watched a few small air bubbles be pushed out of the line, so I know there's no more air, and I've got a fresh cartridge in. Anyone have this problem?
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Old 3 Weeks Ago Oct 26, 2009 2:53:56 PM -   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: syringe ink harmful to print heads?

Syringing might not be the best way to scavenge ink. See the post near the bottom of this link.

HELP! Random clogging in the yellow print head...
 
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