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I have a Canon BJC 6000 inkjet printer and I need to know if there's any way to test the printhead assembly to see if it's still functional? It uses the BC-31e cartridge with integrated printheads and the separate ink tanks that click into the printhead assembly. TIA
Hiya!
Selftests are usually someting like hold down the paper feed button or the power button while plugging the printer in.
Yours, Mark.
gothika wrote:
No. I mean tests on the cartridge circuits themselves. Alot of cartridges that have the printhead integreated as well as internal heaters are designed to self-destruct when the ink level runs out. Usually a fuse or fusible diode or some such device to render the cartridge unreusable. I've read the procedure involved in refusing a HP cartridge, just never have on the Canon's. Once the fused are fixed and the cartridge is refilled it'll work about good as new.(untill the actual printhead degrades.) Just hoping to find someone who knows how to service the Canon cartridges.
Try some of the computer printer newsgroups. I've received a lot of help over there.
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