One clog. Should I Worry?

[texshooter]

I have a single line clog in light magenta in my 3800 that won't purge using standard nozzle check. Should I use more agressive means to clear it, or is a single clog no big deal? I'd rather not waste ink or soak with Windex if I don't have to. How many line clogs does it take before it noticeably degrades print quality? When I say a line clog I mean one out of 180 stepped lines is missing from the light magenta patch of the manual nozzle check printout.

[francois]

I have a single line clog in light magenta in my 3800 that won't purge using standard nozzle check. Should I use more agressive means to clear it, or is a single clog no big deal? I'd rather not waste ink or soak with Windex if I don't have to. How many line clogs does it take before it noticeably degrades print quality? When I say a line clog I mean one out of 180 stepped lines is missing from the light magenta patch of the manual nozzle check printout.

I wouldn't worry too much. Have you seen adverse effect on real prints? Using aggressive methods to unclog that nozzle could likely cause more harm than good.

[Jeff Magidson]

I have a single line clog in light magenta in my 3800 that won't purge using standard nozzle check. Should I use more agressive means to clear it, or is a single clog no big deal? I'd rather not waste ink or soak with Windex if I don't have to. How many line clogs does it take before it noticeably degrades print quality? When I say a line clog I mean one out of 180 stepped lines is missing from the light magenta patch of the manual nozzle check printout.

You will not see any adverse effects or banding from 1 bar missing. Also, Magenta is the least used ink in the set for most images. My 3800 has several permanently blocked magenta nozzles. I can see very slight banding on a solid magenta block of printing, if I look for it.

~ Jeff

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