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19-01-2005, 07:02 PM
0iD

Know about Printers?

My old faithful HP Deskjet 895Cxi has all of a sudden stopped printing yellow. :inquisiti

At first i thought the ink cart was dry, so I replaced it with a new one, with the same result. I've tried taking the cart out & re-seating it & everything looks clean. The other colours print fine...just no yellow :mad:

Any ideas peeps?
19-01-2005, 08:11 PM
Thorsson

I thought this thread was about beer. You should be sued under the trade descriptions act.

P.S. it's spelt F-L-A-C-C-I-D
19-01-2005, 08:36 PM
Stoo

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0iD

My old faithful HP Deskjet 895Cxi has all of a sudden stopped printing yellow. :inquisiti

At first i thought the ink cart was dry, so I replaced it with a new one, with the same result. I've tried taking the cart out & re-seating it & everything looks clean. The other colours print fine...just no yellow :mad:

Any ideas peeps?

sounds like the head has become clogged to me..
19-01-2005, 09:07 PM
turkster

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stoo

sounds like the head has become clogged to me..

But the heads are on the cartridge arn't they?
19-01-2005, 09:09 PM
yamangman

Some printers have the heads on the carriage, though i'm uncertain about this particular model.
19-01-2005, 09:35 PM
0iD

Head is in the cart, which I replaced for a brand new one. Same result. No 'kin yellow
Bit of a bind for coulour coded CAD drawings.
19-01-2005, 10:01 PM
LWA

Does the printer have any utilities you can run to try and fix the problem? (for example some can try and unclog any jets)
19-01-2005, 10:15 PM
0iD

Yeah, tried all the facilities for cleaning heads, aligning etc
19-01-2005, 10:28 PM
Stoo

dirty connections on the cartridge caddy?
19-01-2005, 10:30 PM
0iD

carefully cleaned with alcahol & cotton bud. I think it's a case of mr printer meeting mr bin :(
19-01-2005, 10:36 PM
turkster

You could just check to make sure that the cable ribbon has not come partly detached from the cartridge runner.

I am only guessing but those cables do get a lot of wear and if a few strands had become discconected it might be causing your problem :crazy:.
19-01-2005, 10:37 PM
Stoo

I take it that it's well out of warrenty?
19-01-2005, 10:41 PM
0iD

Quote:

Originally Posted by turkster

You could just check to make sure that the cable ribbon has not come partly detached from the cartridge runner.

I am only guessing but those cables do get a lot of wear and if a few strands had become discconected it might be causing your problem :crazy:.

I cant get to it to see & to be honest, I just cba to take it to bits.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stoo

I take it that it's well out of warrenty?

Yeah, & then some Stoo :p
19-01-2005, 11:50 PM
nvening

BURN IT! fire good, the pixes tell me to burn things.