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So, my new ink arrived today - lets get this printer working...

After scouring the area for a small funnel (none came with my ink) I arrived home with a small funnel kindly donated by a shop owner down the road, and some syringes from the Pharmacy..

I cannot get the cleaning fluid to pump through the pipes, I have even had each pipe off and sucked the fluid through manually - ok, the fluid dropped back down the pipe before I could get it tightened to the top of the damper but at least I know there is no blockage.

I am thinking that the Ink Pump may not be working, it MUST be purged as I have sucked up ink through all channels.

The 'Init Fill' doesn't work so at the moment I am stuck.

Anyone have any ideas?

Had you had the ink flowing with the pump previously?

Ink was flowing before the old carts ran out.

I have had the head apart many times today - forced cleaning fluid through each ink channel and we get a nice fine spray from each channel now - I have primed the new Dampers, pulled a lot through them also with a rubber tube (and vacuum from the Mk1 Mouth).

I have performed cleaning routines - KK1, KK2 and KK3 - I am currently trying to get it to clean the head and dump the ink but nothing is moving in the pipes at all:(

I'm on a course all day tomorrow which is going to be frustrating as all I will be thinking about is this printer

The Ink is 'Pushed' through the pipes I assume? well, I see no other way of doing it.. It seems like the pump has gone if that is the case.

Did you prime the carts?
Have you removed the smaller of the two rubber bungs on the refill carts?

I did Prime the carts yes - individual syringe for each cart but I didnt remove the small bung - I bet thats it....doh..

If the bung is still in, then no air can get into the cart to replace the ink sucked into the printer

That did seem like the most likely solution, going by the symptoms.

I am gettting a little from One channel now with a nozzle check but something else is still wrong as the cleaning routines and the 'Init Fill' (Which I am running now) is not moving the contents of the pipes at all.

At least I can see a trace of something with a nozzle check now at least.

Reprime the carts

I think the seal has gone in the ink cap - going to take the ump assy out tomorrow.

Am I able to buy a new seal?

I have everything apart now, I can see everything I need.

There is no seal between the cap and the head when the head is docked - I can suck the same amount when the head is docked and when it is not.. also when the head is docked I am able to push the cap up toward the head with a screwdriver which does create a seal - so I have found the problem.

On the head (I am working out if I can change the height of the capping station or lower the head) there are Two adjusters either side of the head body.. From the front - the adjuster on the LEFT is connected to a bar and could very well be a height adjuster ! I cant find this info anywhere so does anyone here know what these adjusters are?