HP 75

[Dave Frederickson]

(03-04-2015 09:05 PM)TASP Wrote:  Ewww.

Went and looked closer at my Thinkjet.

Ink cartridge is still in it, and there is ink sludge all over.

And I've read here the cassette drive is functionally defunct these days too. Hope I can get the 9114 up and running without too much bother.

I presume if I want to clean my Thinkjet Q-Tips and rubbing alcohol will do ?


Or do I need to extract a special solvent from rare and expensive Tibetan goose berries ??

That's exactly what happened to my printer. I had to completely disassemble it to get it clean. I made the mistake of using a too high concentration alcohol plus an aerosol degreaser and it caused the flex to delaminate. Start with 70% and be gentle.

9114: Most problems are due to the grease in the eject mechanism hardening. This can cause the disc to mangle the R/W head. I suggest you disassemble the drive and clean and lube it before putting in a disc. Here's a list of repair parts.

Dave