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out by using the ink pump at the back of the ink bottle. This
whole system is called the inking system.
How Cleaning Works
The ink is a form of fluid. The fluid tread is used to separate the
ink from each other which usually causes a feeding problem to
the printhead. The ink is also likely to dry up when it comes into
contact with air or lights. All the other Ink types are pigment
based except for the water based ink type, that has very tiny
particles suspended into the solution. These particles tend to
stick together, clog and block the printhead. So it is imperative
that the printhead is washed. To wash the head, we use the ink
itself to pull the ink out of ink tank , this will result in new ink
flowing to the head and the old ink seeps into waste ink bottle.
In this way we washed the printhead by simply having the ink
flow itself. The speed at which the printhead is washed is faster
than normal printing speed. We also provide a cleaning liquid
(cleaner), that is very similar to the formula of the solution used
to make the ink. This in turn turns dried ink into liquid form
again. Each Ink type has its own kind of cleaning liquid. To test
whether or not you are using the right liquid, you can use the
liquid to wipe the dried ink. If it is easy to wipe away, then it’s
the right type of cleaning liquid for the ink. However, you are not
supposed to use any other strong chemical when trying to
remove the ink because it might cause damage to the printhead
while cleaning.
Now to sum up everything, the pulling motion by the ink pump
is used to create ink flow used to wash the inside of the
printhead, it also removes air bubbles inside the printhead