b40w ink problem

[canvasmart]

Hi All,

Ive got major problem with my b40w printer with sawgrass ciss kit.

All of the colours work fine except the blue which is giving me a big headache.

In the nozzle check it is the same few lines that are missing everytime, i have tried numerous head cleans, leaving printer 24hrs, priming ciss kit, and I have just bought a can of ZAP!?? (whether it works or not).
I can only presume that the printhead itself is faulty, being as it is the same few lines that dont show on the nozzle check.

I have tried everything i can imagine to clear the printhead of a probable clog even neat isoprop alcohol on a rag for christ sake and it still wont work.

So can anyone suggest any other things I can try to convince myself that it isnt the printhead itself that has failed.

My other question is that If i end up throwing my printer in the bin would my ciss system fit in a b40wd or are the chipssets/cartridges different.

Thank you in advance

Mart

[bms]

Have you put the genuine cartridges into the printer to see if it prints with those? This would help determine if the problem was printer related or CIS related.

[canvasmart]

Hi,
Thanks for replying.
I no longer have the originals that came with the printer, I think I used these in another printer.

However I have some compatibles for it which i will try later to see if it prints ok, not sure if it will make much difference if they are not the originals will it??

Thanks
Mart

[bms]

Just need to rule out the CIS - if the compatibles work then okay, but if the printer doesn't work with the compatibles in then the question still arises - is it the printer or the compatibles?