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Alan Goldhammer
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #1080 on:
January 03, 2013, 07:51:57 AM »
Quote from: davidh202 on January 02, 2013, 08:29:23 PM
Just had another brainstorm...
Vinegar as a solvent?
heat up some ink on a slide to bake it dry, and then see what happens when you apply Vinegar
It works to dissolve calcium and hard water deposits in my coffee maker!
It won't work as it's a polar solvent (basically just dilute acetic acid) and won't have any effect on the pigment polymers which are organic in nature. Hard water deposits are minerals which is why vinegar works on them (same with calcium residues). I'm sure muratic acid would work on the Epson print head but it would probably also dissolve everything else of importance.
Alan Goldhammer
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Alan Goldhammer
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #1081 on:
January 03, 2013, 08:06:45 AM »
Quote from: Larry Heath on January 02, 2013, 11:48:30 PM
go here for Triton x-100
this one is $117 for 500 ml
All though I am guessing here, Kodak PhotoFlow 200 is likely effectively the same type of surfactant at a tenth the cost. It's $8 or so and you can get it from amazon.
Later Larry
500 ml will last three or four lifetimes! I just looked at the MSDS Photo-Flo 200 and it just might work. It's mostly water with propylene glycol (which may be one of the glycols in the Epson ink) and a detergent similar to Triton X-100 (actually it is Triton X-114). The detergent level is 5-10% which might be OK for this purpose. The nice thing is that the stuff is readily available and reasonably priced (though not as cheap as a do it yourself mix). I like the fact that propylene glycol is in it since this may be a little more compatible with Epson ink. I would maybe start off with a 1:1 dilution with water, certainly the dilution that Kodak recommends for film won't do much of anything.
Alan Goldhammer
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Blue moon
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #1082 on:
January 03, 2013, 08:28:20 AM »
Quote from: Alan Goldhammer on January 03, 2013, 08:06:45 AM
500 ml will last three or four lifetimes! I just looked at the MSDS Photo-Flo 200 and it just might work. It's mostly water with propylene glycol (which may be one of the glycols in the Epson ink) and a detergent similar to Triton X-100 (actually it is Triton X-114). The detergent level is 5-10% which might be OK for this purpose. The nice thing is that the stuff is readily available and reasonably priced (though not as cheap as a do it yourself mix). I like the fact that propylene glycol is in it since this may be a little more compatible with Epson ink. I would maybe start off with a 1:1 dilution with water, certainly the dilution that Kodak recommends for film won't do much of anything.
I have been using Epson inks and their recommended service cleaning solutions (glycols) in an agressive way (about 8 power cleans..ive lost count... in the last month...). the glycols not shifting my 3 clogs or any part thereof...finished that exercise....will now warm the liquids as they enter the head with hair dryer as a final jesture with glycols on their own...if Photo Flow does the job for Eric my hunch is that the detergent Triton x-114 will be the key additional ingredient and not the glycol....its only a hunch....seems like a great product for the job....what would you think of leveraging with the detergent in view of my experience with the glycols alone ?
Blue moon
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #1083 on:
January 03, 2013, 08:32:23 AM »
For got that its one composite product which does not allow variations in its make up...hopefully it does the trick as it is ..
Larry Heath
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
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January 04, 2013, 03:45:09 AM »
I wonder how effective a 1 to 1 or even neat Photo Flow might work as a puddle cleaning agent? As opposed to the more typical water or Windex Classic type cleaners? With the glycols it would likely have a better retention time around the print head as opposed to the others. How about say a 70/30 mix of Photo Flow and Windex? I wonder if the addition of the polar cleaning agent in the form of the ammonium would help or hinder? Given that Windex has always worked for me in the past as an effective puddle cleaner.
I have a couple of old Pro 4000 s that have been getting harder and harder to get and keep clean; I think next time I am going to try a puddle clean of Photo Flow instead of Classic Windex and see if that cleans better or quicker. Also I have some old carts around that I think I may repurpose and fill with a 1 to 1 of water and Photo Flow and do a few power cleanings and see what happens.
Anyway there is some more food for thought.
Later Larry
Erik Ulstad
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #1085 on:
January 04, 2013, 12:24:38 PM »
Hello there-
I own an Epson 9600 and have two rough clogs. I came across this forum a month or so ago and gained lucidity on my problem when I read about the wiper crud re-entering print head. Here is the current solution I am in the process of prototyping, for whatever it's worth:
I live in the mountains, in a dry climate. My humidity is about 20% daily, in the winter. I noticed the topic of a micro climate, which I am in the process of simulating. My office is very small, 10' x 10' so I'm trying a humidifier right now.
Here is what I'm looking at embracing for a solution. It's a little robust, but what the hell.
There seem to be two opportunities for solutions. One is the wiper blade, the other is clog prevention. I feel that if you can completely bypass the wiper blade you are setting yourself up for success. I also feel that if you can keep something moving through the print head while the print head is not in use (perhaps dial in the cleaning solution that has been mentioned here before) then you are creating a situation where there is a low probability for a clog to form inside the nozzle.
My attempt is going to look like this:
1) remove the wiper blade and replace this "action" or "concept" by using, and disposing of after use, chamois cloth. By design, a wiper blade doesnt seem to come close to the "solution" of cleaning the excess ink off the print head after a head clean. Paper towels were never designed specifically for this job, but have assumed the role (clear flaw here is paper bits or dust left engrained in print head). On the other hand, chamois cloth is much more expensive, but worth it for this stage of the solution process, as a means. Chamois cloth is designed to clean fine surfaces and cutting up the cloth into smaller pieces, and giving the print head a careful "shoe shine" is what I have in mind.
2) remove the clog itself. This seems to be the million dollar question in some ways. Ill share a little concept that has been on my bandwidth and see what surfaces.
I make kombucha and bottle it in wine bottles. Instead of using a proper cork, I use "tasting corks" which have a cap on the top of them to assist in removing the cork. A few times I've gone to uncork the wine bottle to drink my kombucha and have encountered the cork "stuck". A few times, without thinking, I applied a forceful twist and ripped the cap off the cork. Not a huge deal, I get a wine opener and open the bottle. In not wanting to waste my tasting corks, I took a look at the bottle and realized that I had been storing these bottles as they would sit on a table. In doing so there is no moisture on the cork itself, and the cork dries out (you wine drinkers will know that wine bottles that have real corks, not plastic corks, are stored at an angle so the wine touches the cork) . I then started to tip the bottles upside down for as little as 15-30 seconds and wet the cork before opening the bottle. I got good results.
Here is where the clog comes into play.
I removed my print head and cleaned it with a solution I found online. This was the first time I went this far down the rabbit hole with repair. I got improved results but the stubborn clogs still persist. I've since removed the the dampers from the ink lines a couple times and the dampers from the print head a couple times. In doing so, I realized this wasn't that hard to do. A little messy occasionally but put on rubber gloves and get some q-tips soaked in windex for cleanup.
What I'm looking at doing (to get the stubborn clogs removed) is apply motion (slight pressure) on both ends of the clog, at different times but in close duration. This is a bit of a lofty goal but from all the posts out there with nozzle clogs, it needs to be. 15 seconds of light pressure from the end where the ink line inserts, 5 seconds of pressure from the other side. I am not sure if the nozzle is a "one way" flow as previously touched on in this thread. Even if it is, the flow coming back into the print head would be far less than what is flowing out, per traditional travel of ink. I'm going to begin not using any pressure at all, just puddling, then move on to slight pressure if need be.
The visual in my mind is this...when a wine cork is in a bottle there are small spaces in between the cork and the glass where liquid can touch. When my liquid (kombucha) touches this area, I get the desired result of the cork releasing. Now picture this (this is what is in my mind). Instead of visualizing a "piezeo tube" I picture a set of Chinese finger cuffs (for some reason this came to mind when I was thinking about the flexibility of the piezeo nozzle). The finger cuffs have a cork stuck in the middle. Now picture liquid accessing each side of the cork. So that means that the finger cuffs are flexible in a small way and likely allow a bit of an improved space (between the cork and "glass" or cork and finger cuff) for the liquid to access each time liquid is applied to either side of the cork. And it's a very, very small improved space but likely gradually improved each time liquid hits it, even if in tiny amounts. The rate and duration of liquid coming in contact with both sides of the clog is what will allow the clog to dissipate. Yes, this may mean that a print head will need to be connected to a setup like this for a couple weeks (months) perhaps, but our boy Eric has been after it for close to a year. In hindsight 2 weeks is nothing. I've been trouble shooting for two months and am front row and center with "necessity is the mother of invention."
My idea is to take the print head out of the printer and connect latex tubing, the same size as the ink tubing, to the print head (7 tubes, 7 colors on the print head). I then gently pump (I'm thinking breast pump) cleaning solution through the print head. And I do mean gently (I recall someone posting something about the metric used for pressure? A BAT perhaps? Long term we dial in the correct BAT that sends pressure but doesn't throttle the print head). On the other side, the clog itself needs to be in motion or closer to being in motion. So I then puddle cleaning solution on the top of the print head and access the areas I was referring to before (the space between the cork and glass) on the business end (the side of the print head that faces the paper) of the clog. Perhaps apply a bit (a tiny bit) of pressure somehow to this side as well. Desired "action" is cleaning solution gaining access to the space in between the clog and the piezeo wall as often as possible, but not at the same time.
This concept isn't new at all. Often times we get out the ol' syringe and plastic tubing and try to work it out that way. I've found that rather challenging, mostly because the syringe doesn't move smoothly. In fact the one I have is quite jerky, which is dangerous to the print head if you should happen to "burst" fluid through the syringe. The other problem is the the tubing (female end) rarely matches the male end where the traditional ink tubing fits. The tubing is usually too small. How about a piece of latex tubing that fits snugly?
While this is a subtle attempt the long term solution would be a pump with an auxiliary set of nozzles attached to the print head that gently (like 3ml a day gently) pumps a cleaning solution through the print head while the printer isn't in use.
The pump (I'm looking at using a breast pump because of the "gentle" pressure associated with such a device...it will be tested of course. Long term perhaps we stumble on the right brand name breast pump that offers the correct pressure). If we stumble on the right pump it's likely $50-$400.
The rubber latex tubing (3 bucks a foot?)
Tubing assembly (not exactly necessary but could be convenient)
7-way splitter for tubes coming off pump
Adaptor from pump to tubes
Towel on the back end of the print head to absorb the 3ml per day that comes out of the print head
(more costs associated with a device on the print end of the print head that could gently feed a solution down the "wrong way" of the print head....much more long term)
This would primarily be a tool of prevention but would also serve as a remedy if need be. I heard somewhere that an ounce of prevention is worth something valuable.
Eric, well played sir. To all the other who have contributed to this point, thank you for being a part of this solution.
I keep looking over at my copy of "The Cluetrain Manifesto" and smiling.
I'm not a handyman or a technician or a scientist or a even an amateur printer. I'm a ski bum in Colorado who wants to print stuff.
Again, for what it's worth.
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #1086 on:
January 04, 2013, 03:25:07 PM »
Re: humidity
I used to live in NY and had to use these for my musical instruments during the winter:
Wooden string instruments are really fragile- can't get them wet at all but low humidity over time causes problems.
Rather than humidifying a whole room constantly, you might be able to make something similar, or use several of these dampits with a cover over the printer. There are other companies that make similar products for instruments besides the damnpit.
I know that it is a very different kind of situation in that with an instrument you have a closed case, but maybe some solution like this with a covered printer might help from a humidity standpoint? Just a thought . .
Eric Gulbransen
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #1087 on:
January 05, 2013, 01:54:38 AM »
Last night I warmed Alan's original solution up and drew it back up through the head from the face - rearward, by gently sucking from a syringe separated from the head by about twenty inches of clear tube. This way I figured negative air pressure would be a buffer if the solution needed more time to get through the head's internals. For what it's worth warm solution pulls through the head easier than cold solution. Someone tell me why, please, I need another headache right now.
After all channels got about 10ml of solution run through them I re-visited the Green channel on this particular head - which went terminal many moons ago. I did a few runs on the green channel. In the end I ran about 40ml of solution through it, gently. Then I let the head, with solution still in it, sit tight until this evening when I installed it. I didn't have my genius with me (cause he's got a girl now) so I put the 9900 back together solo. I doubt I missed anything. Machine started up fine, recognized everything fine, tried running a cleaning cycle, got through a lot of it, then flashed me an error message - 131B.
I looked this code up, it means "They get too close now, tell them turn machine off - call service.."
I'm shot right now, been powering through an illness that's trying to get the best of me all week. This was my last goal for the week, testing the head. This error code stole my wind. It's second meaning is " Head driver (transmission gate) overheat error ". I'm not sure because I have put no thought or effort into diagnostics yet. Haven't even checked the service manual. Least it didn't flash me "Fatal error/replace head." ..who knows maybe that's next.
I swear I'm gonna beat this machine if I have to do it with my framing hammer. Either way it's gonna get done.
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #1088 on:
January 05, 2013, 10:23:28 AM »
Hey Eric,
I looked up the error code in the field repair guide: 13xx Ink Cover Error
You may just need to check the ribbon cables.
131B Thermistor Sensor Error: The Thermistor on the Print Head Driver reports an over temperature condition
1. Re-seat the Print Head Cables on the Main Board side.
2. Re-seat the Print Head Cables on the Print Head side.
3. Replace the Main Board.
4. Replace the Print Head.
When D1 was out to replace my machines guts (AID board, pump cap, mother board) the tech said you can kill a print head and/or motherboard by improperly inserting the ribbon cables.
Of course, this was as he put the wrong mother board for my machine in the beast (he didn't check the board first). It was actually kind of funny in a morbid way. He's all chatty as he's reassembling
the machine (I was drilling him with questions), and grabs a ribbon cable to insert into the board ... and there's no socket for it ... cartoon moment with the question mark over the head - priceless!
I was wondering what you thought of making a "dedicated" cleaning station using an old pump cap in it's own rig. Is there a way to measure the maximum suction force the
pump cap generates? It would be nice to know if your in safety limits when drawing cleaning liquid through the head. But it must be "safe" to do if that is all the pump cap does.
I can't image a tiny aquarium pump generating much force, but who knows.
But, as you said recently, watching the pump cap suck ink out of the head is enlightening at how much it sucks out!
BTW, every time you mention the "oh canada" head I get that cringe in my gut for suggesting it. Seeing the actual blown ink channels makes me think dude took no care (or his own website's advice) about the maximum force that the head could handle. Futz.
Eric Gulbransen
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #1089 on:
January 05, 2013, 12:59:40 PM »
Thanks Chaddro. You are truly the information mercenary. Batteries charged, ready for battle. I'll tear it apart after lunch. I hope I didn't fry anything but if I did let's look at the bright side - I will finally have learned to cook.
Eric Gulbransen
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #1090 on:
January 05, 2013, 04:19:13 PM »
We are officially up and running. It was indeed a crooked ribbon cable at the printhead. That's what I get for operating heavy equipment under the influence of illness.
Machine fires up fine now, has a healthy appetite for ink (which means the fever has passed, it's acting normal again), and it actually prints. Here's the thing though, it's pretty well starved for ink - most of the channels (including our suspect green) aren't producing much yet. My initial hopes for this first cleaning test were that we could create a difference with our cleanings. Any difference. That hope of course was recently reduced to "I'd be happy if this head is still recognized as a printhead by the printer."
So our reduced hope has indeed been satisfied. We damaged nothing, at least as far as I can tell. As for whether or not we get all channels 100% firing again, we will know that soon. I have to go buy more ink first...
My gut though says we will not have cleared the piezoelectrics of dried ink. I have a few dried channels here which have been removed from their heads. I have been soaking them along with our in-tact heads. Everything I have done to the printhead, I have done to these open channels. The crap news is these open channels have not been cleared by our first-run, mild solution. This is why I expect our 9900 head will still be clogged once I'm done flushing money down the maintenance cart (toilet).
so, good news and same news. At least we now know that we can indeed successfully remove a head, soak a head, flush a head, re-install a head, and then print.
never surrender
Blue moon
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #1091 on:
January 05, 2013, 10:30:02 PM »
Quote from: Eric Gulbransen on January 05, 2013, 04:19:13 PM
Machine fires up fine now, has a healthy appetite for ink (which means the fever has passed, it's acting normal again), and it actually prints. Here's the thing though, it's pretty well starved for ink - most of the channels (including our suspect green) aren't producing much yet.
Sympathise with you firing ink into tank...its gut wrenching stuff...
If it helps at all....the following was my experience with dumping good ink...
i could not get any color after restarting a machine that was 2 years idle in Piezo Flush storage fluid...as an economy measure i dumped paper pads that were in the maintenance tank and replaced with handy sized ice cube block that fitted nicely into the emptied tank and means i recycle the tank and ink and far more important ,I see the clean liquid (or ink depending)clear as daylight coming out of the park station and falling into the tank..anyway ...the point is i got practically no ink landing on paper until i did a power flush...the result of the power flush was a mass of air bubbles lying on the top of the power flushed ink (recycled pink cleaning fluid actually ) in the remodelled maintenance tank...imo ..it would have taken years of regular printing to get that air out...after that i got a much improved print pattern ...there is no air at all to be seen in the maintenance tank ...just my three regular clogs on paper..
Good luck with the clog stalk...i'd hate to be that clog when you come popping round the corner...its gonna turn green in the face...
Eric Gulbransen
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #1092 on:
January 06, 2013, 01:53:27 AM »
All channels clear and shooting healthy again. Didn't take as much (money) ink as I feared.
....but (come on you KNEW there would be a "but") green is still out to lunch.
What was my original goal here in this first cleaning test - to create a difference? Any difference? Well we accomplished that - green is worse now. Used to have two lines up top and two down at the bottom of nozzle patterns. Now it just has one line at the bottom.
Does this depress me you ask? Am I defeated you wonder? Will we press on regardless? Oh how the hell do I know, I see about nine feet in front of me at all times. Never farther for fear I'd stop right here.
I notice, and tell me if you think I am crazy, that unclearable clogs seem to come in groups. More than that they seem to grow, like viruses sometimes. And rarely from different areas of a channel. Instead they usually grow outward, from one area. This observation, which I am again observing on this green clog cluster, seems to have potential support of a theory that's been brewing in the back of what's left of my brain. If chamber walls flex to fire nozzles, and only one wall separates each chamber, then it is more than likely that dried ink inside one chamber will have a limiting affect on how well it's neighboring chamber fires.
Makes sense right?
We need now more than ever to find/test more effective cleaning solutions. Like I said my open clogged test channel is unaffected by our rubbing alcohol/distilled water/Dawn concoction. Now neither is our test head. I think the operative word to focus on next is Larry Heath's "surfactant". Right now that word sounds sexy to me
Last Edit: January 06, 2013, 01:57:29 AM by Eric Gulbransen
Luca Ragogna
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January 06, 2013, 11:22:09 AM »
It took several days to skim through this post and I'd like to say thanks to Eric and everyone else that has been experimenting, researching and theorizing about what goes on in these printers.
I have a 9890 with a nasty clog in the yellow channel, and I'm about to get started on trying to clear that up. Wish me luck.
I didn't read every post because there's just so many, so forgive me if someone already posted this idea.
I'm posting about the Holiday Mode idea. If it's basically to make sure that the printer prints something everyday then I have a bit of a solution for Mac users. It's far from perfect but *might* do the trick. Using Automator you can make an application to print a page and then schedule it in iCal to happen every day. I've attached a sample of what I'm talking about. The automator action picks a specified file and then sends it to the printer. Very simple but it'll take some tweaking to work for you.
Open the "Holiday Mode.app" application that I've attached by dragging it on to automator and in the "get specified finder items" box click the "X900_routine_print.jpg" item and click "remove" (I put it in there as a place holder). Now click "add" and find a file that you want to use to print every day. I'm going to use an 8x10 test page with all the colour ramps and such (8x10 because the system assumes you have letter sized paper loaded).
In the "Print Images" box pick your printer from the drop down. Save and close.
Open iCal (Calendar), make a new event, double click on it and click "edit". Set the time you want the print to happen and set repeat to "every day". Click on alert, select "Open File" - you'll get a few more options, the default file to open is iCal. Open the pull-down, pick "other" and find the automator action.
Now you'll have a test page print every day at the specified time as long as your printer is on with paper loaded. It will not print patches of pure ink but with a decent test page it should fire enough ink through the heads to keep everything moving.
Eric Gulbransen
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #1094 on:
January 06, 2013, 12:12:24 PM »
Nice work Luca. Automator is one of many programs on my mac that I still don't grasp. Thanks for this homework you've done.
Here is something to consider - when you remove your printhead with the intent to experiment with clearing unclearable clogs, it's highly likely it'll be off the machine for some time. This poses two extra (like there aren't enough already) challenges. One, your head is even more susceptible to drying out once off the machine. Two, so are your dampers. I haven't talked about this because until we find a way to clear unclearable clogs why even suggest trying. But since you're about to charge forward on your own quest I suggest you have a system in place to plug the dampers while the head is off the machine. This will keep ink from draining out of the unit, and keep it from drying out. We used dowels carefully slid into the damper fittings that the nipples of the head itself slides into. Unfortunately ours were wood, which I would not use again as it absorbs the ink and seems to dry itself onto the rubber grommets of the dampers. I will look for plastic, or rubber plugs to replace the dowels next time. ...But I'm chasing down different chemicals first.
Mark D Segal
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #1095 on:
January 06, 2013, 02:47:56 PM »
Quote from: Luca Ragogna on January 06, 2013, 11:22:09 AM
I'm posting about the Holiday Mode idea.
Luca, thanks ever so much for doing this. I've downloaded it and made a PDF of your instructions in the referenced post. I shall have to make some time to play with it, as my life has been involving longish periods of absence from my printer (4900) and every time I come back to it, a good 45 minutes and a number of clean-print-clean-print cycles are needed to restore it to 100% - which it always does, but what a nuisance. The question then is whether your routine or my periodic regeneration routine will be the more cost-effective approach. The one qualm I have about any "holiday mode" is the need to leave both the computer and the printer on for weeks at a time with such intermittent use. I don't know whether it's an issue for either machine - as at least in the case of Epson the advice has always been to shut the machine off when not in use, to insure that the head is properly parked and sealed.
Mark D Segal (formerly MarkDS)
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Eric Gulbransen
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
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January 06, 2013, 03:15:27 PM »
I agree on the automotor idea Mark. Good promise, just a few kinks to work out. For me one would be roll paper rather than single sheets, for you that's not a problem.
This morning I began experimenting with the cleaning solution HAL sent me months ago. Again, this fluid came with no instructions other than "be careful, I have no idea what it does - rare few do". So until now I have left it in the box it arrived in. There are two fluids, one deep red the other clear. From what I can tell after watching the two fluids sit on top of a clogged channel, the clear is most likely a rinse - not much goes on under the scope. The red however is a different experience. The channel I chose has been out in open air, without it's top, for weeks. It is saturated with cyan ink, completely dried and hard. The chambers are all locked solid with cyan ink, filled to the top. After a good fifteen minutes with the red cleaning solution sitting on top of this channel, the red puddle turned purple - a good sign. By the half hour mark, under the greatest magnification that this scope has (280x - which basically shows only eight chambers at once it's so zoomed in), it's a fascinating view. It's like watching a video taken in low light, with the gain amped up. What in the video would be digital color noise, is on the channel (I expect) the red cleaning solution working away at the dried cyan ink, on a microscopic level that I do not have the ability to fully see. This movement is so tiny I have to ask myself if I am imagining it. I am not. To put a size reference together for you, imagine in my channel chamber speed bump illustration, a thousand or so tiny speckles of red and blue sparkles flashing between the narrowest passage of the speed bump and the opposing chamber wall. Tiny stuff..
After a few drops of the clear solution wash the red away, the chamber wall tops are revealed. They are square, sharp edged, immaculately clean, and full of hope that the rest of the chamber walls just below could possibly look the same with more time soaking. Very interesting.
Right now I have a free channel lying face down in a tiny puddle of the red fluid, inside a sealed Tupperware container. I plan to let this soak for 24hrs. This should be long enough to see if the clogs are at all clearer, and if the channel is at all damaged. Interesting times lay just ahead.
Mark D Segal
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #1097 on:
January 06, 2013, 03:19:53 PM »
Quote from: Eric Gulbransen on January 06, 2013, 03:15:27 PM
I agree on the automotor idea Mark. Good promise, just a few kinks to work out. For me one would be roll paper rather than single sheets, for you that's not a problem.
Good that you mentioned the roll-holder - actually for me it's an opportunity, because the 4900 does have a built-in roll-holder, which I can imagine being more reliable to let the machine auto-manage compared with a tray-fed mechanism. The roll is a straight pass-through, while in the tray the paper needs to be pulled from the tray and turned for printing.
Mark D Segal (formerly MarkDS)
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Larry Heath
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
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January 06, 2013, 05:55:47 PM »
Quote from: Eric Gulbransen on December 27, 2012, 04:24:32 PM
Discovery number 2:
About mid-way through this journey I sent our Epson Stylus Pro 7900 printhead to Canada, after me and my genius buddy decided we could do no more to help clear it on our own. Once in Canada our head was subject to both an ultrasonic cleaning, and also a flushing. When we got the head back into our 7900, all it produced were fatal error messages. Our goose (printhead) was cooked.
In the many months since experiencing this disaster, I have done a lot more learning - thanks in great part to other (more intelligent/better educated/and vastly more experienced) users right here on Luminous Landscape. I have also done a lot more thinking. And, finally, I have done quite a lot of poking around INSIDE the very printheads which we have all grown to enjoy a love (beautiful prints) hate (ink-time-money-printer-destroying-clogs) relationship with. While I do still have hope that we can find a cure for X900 clogs, for quite some time now I have quietly hidden my greatest fear - that terminal clogs are not clogs at all. After all, the wonderful world of Piezoelectrics is not only amazingly tiny, but it is also amazingly fragile. For sure with all of the aggressive Power Cleanings we are forced to resort to in order to combat the most tenacious clogs; the sucking, the smearing, the pressures of ink being forced through the printhead's internals - it is quite possible that we all walk a fine line between helping our printheads with cleanings, and hurting our printheads with cleanings. So for quite some time my greatest fear has been a discovery that terminal clogs are actually damaged Piezoelectrics, rather than simply clogs.
Since this very point is such a vital element of our journey, late last night I finally gathered the courage to act on finding our answer. I performed an autopsy on our "Oh Canada" X900 Printhead. Remember, before we shipped it to Canada it simply had un-clearable clogs. It returned with "terminal errors". While this is a tragedy, it is also an opportunity. If the piezoelectrics in this Oh Canada head are damaged, well then here would be our answer - damaged piezos = fatal errors, dropouts = clogs. Anyone else curious what I found?
It WAS too much fluid pressure that killed our Oh Canada head. I feel confident in this assessment due to the fact that both channel pairs show damage exactly at the source of where the pressurized fluid would have entered from - which is the same place where ink enters from. Take a look for yourself.
Eric, a suggestion, while your current working microscopy setup seems to work pretty well, this cheap little jewel, or ones like it, linked below works quite well. It does still and video imaging direct to computer. For $40 or $50 it might make life a bit easier, simply attach to the camera tube of your scope. Ive done some photomicrographs at the 1000x to 2000x level that are quite serviceable. The thing has its own variable internal light source as well, so you could even possible use it without the scope up to about 400x. It also comes with software and standards so that you can directly measure the size of objects in the field of view.
I can see one bump and its 20 minutes of fussing around to get things all lined up again with your setup.
Just a thought.
Later Larry
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
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January 06, 2013, 08:01:42 PM »
At last finished the glycol/glycerol power cleaning program with Epsons service solution and Inkjetmall Piezo Flush.Still have the same 3 jets clogged...
made no difference warming up the glycol as it entered the head...hoped that it might..
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I am so disappointed with the postal service. I have been mailing packages to my daughters containing several family heirlooms, packing each one carefully and with lots of padding to secure nothing getting broken. Each time I save a little money I mail a package because I can't afford to mail all at once. Unfortunately, the last package,everything in the box was broken! We have been all heartbroken. One of my daughters saw the mailman just drop the box on her porch, even tho FRAGILE was written in bold all over the package. These precious items can't be replaced, and are too broken to even glue back together. Thanks Post Office. Our faith and trust in taking care of these items for us just went out the window.
The USPS is the leader in distracting employees while driving--we are running over our customers. I think there is a solution, does anyone care?
Customer service is the LAST thing on the postal agenda. They are so busy cutting services like window hours, post offices ,mail processing plants, and employees that it's ridiculous to say they care about customer service. They even want to cut delivery service from 6 days to 5. This whole article is a sham and no one in their right mind believes the Post Office cares about customer service. A good place to start with customer service would be to fire at least half of Headquarters employees . They are a big drain on service. If an employee doesn't touch the mail they should be let go.
a supervisor in my area said my mailbox is "RURAL" re: its red iron flag to notify mail carriers of outgoing mail, and that postal employees need not respond to it, and that it is policy for them to IGNORE THE CUSTOMER if no incoming mail is going to the address. Bad policy; the Policy should always be Courtesy, relationship, doing a good turn or favor. Keep friendly rural attitudes even in the middle of the city
Commenthe post office in Ocala, Florida to San Francisco on September 28, 2012 and paid an extra 85¢ for delivery confirmation. As of today your Track and Confirm says Delivery Expected October 2nd but it doesn't indicate that the was a delivery. It's been in San Francisco since 5:05 am October 1st. I needed this envelope delivered by now. What's the problem?
Treat your employees like your customers and they will in turn treat your customer the same.
Postal experience for customers starts and ends with clerks and carriers. Ask them how a good customer experience is created, built up and maintained. Answers may go contrary to management's current policies.
Within the postal service we are each other's customers. How do you feel about your service and appreciation?
As business owners and advertisers, we need the USPS. The USPS still provides the only reliable and highly-visible way to deliver an offer into a prospect's hands - direct mail.
I think with some fine-tuning and cost-saving measures the USPS will continue to serve the US well. New program like Every Door Direct Mail is really helping us "small guys" stay competitive.
You cant complain about the u.s. postal service because you dont get any
Early in the year, I had a large letter go no more than 75 miles away. It had important Id info on it and it never arrived to a state organization destination. It has left me wondering were is my personal information and letter. I never received it back either. Also I sent a package of a gift of music to Portugal On the 10 of Sept. It is now October 11 and the package was apparently still in The Usa. Small letters get there very quickly as a package takes over a Month? What is happening to our postal service? It is certainly not like it used to be!
USPS sucks. You used to have a page that simply listed the first class postage rates by type of mail (postcard, letter, large envelope etc) and weight. Where did it go? I hate the post office.
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Perhaps you should work on the bullying by some of your postmasters to loyal employees that have risen every morning to bust their butts for a company that's letting itself fall apart from the top. Way to be a bunch of jerks. Happy employees make happy customers.
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1st thing to make customers happy is to delete the mind numbing ritual of clerks having to ask a list of rote questions which waste time and piss off the customer. Forcing your clerks to act like they and their customers are children is another sign of how untrusting management is. Loyalty only works when it is a 2 way street. Customers see the stupidity of the system and clerks can only shrug their shoulders when asked for a reason for this nonsense.
You might want to read the forum at http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1908203
A lot of Aussie customers (Yes - we are customers of USPS also) are very unhappy about the Chicago USPS processing facility. It should not take 2 months to post an item marked 'Priority Mail International'. Why has my item been sitting at Chicago for 5 days now? Why have other customers had items sit there for 3 weeks, only to be sent to Mexico?
Your customer service is pathetic & I will be advising all my Ebay colleagues NOT to use USPS when posting items.
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Seems you have the cart before the horse. Cannot provide customer service if you are understaffed. Offices in our area are and have been understaffed for several years. Example: our office is F4 staffed with 2 PTF clerks (that have worked each full time for over three years). Postmaster is lent out for various needs at other offices due to their shortages. One clerk lent out to other offices to staff shortages and another clerk has to work the office by theirself. Its a 3 person that most of the time has 1.5 people for the day. Postmaster gone more then in office.
So customer service is low on the list. EDDM is just an illusion of what we would like to have as extra revenue in our office, but cannot acquire as we cannot keep our heads above water now.
Cannot keep PSEs in our area (a problem of its own for another blog).
Customer service issues are embarrasing as our excuse is we are understaffed and doing more for less. Thats a poor excuse.
So asking should we have rating systems set up? Oh my gosh, that is a sign that one hand in the USPS has no idea what the other hand is doing. We are losing business and yet someone wants to set up a rating system??
Here is another example: The Friday and Saturday following Thanksgiving is our kick off for increased WIR (walk in revenue) due to holidays. Our office in comparison to others in our area of equal size will bring in 5 to 8 times more then these other offices in WIR that Friday and Saturday. The staffing in our office will reduce.
Friday we will be short one person less then these other two offices. And Saturday we are only going to have one person working. Instead of making sure we have the staff, the decision has been made to reduce the staff. We will have less staff then these other two offices and yet past data will show we bring in 8 times more.
You don't need a survey to see that customer service is NOT an issue, it is an afterthought.
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Whenever the media mention the mass layoffs affecting the USPS I feel bad for them until I go to the post office to mail a package, then that feeling changes. I live in Massachusetts and I have yet to encounter a clerk that is polite. They're cold, do not smile or say anything and frankly that's the same service I can get from an automated machine. It may not be warm and fuzzy but it isn't as aggravating. Next time I mail a package, I will go to UPS.
I am very disappointed in the mail service in my communities. I say communities because I live in a rural area, and my post office has been closed within the past two years so that I can no longer mail packages or buy stamps from my small town, but instead must drive 15 miles one way to do so. The next larger town is 25 miles in one direction and their post office today told me that because I had a box of fresh fruit to mail, they would have to call the usda to inquire about their policy. ? So he looked up their phone number in the phone book, (their office is another 25 miles away from my home, one way) and was told by someone in that office that I needed to bring my package to them to have it inspected!? So the postal clerk would not mail my package. I have looked up the usps policy on this and see that #53 states, "Fresh fruits and vegetables are nonmailable unless they are in a dry condition", (which mine are), "and in a strong and securely sealed package as required in DMM 601. 1-8" (whatever that is) Which again mine were in a large flat RATE PRIORITY POSTAL BOX PROVIDED BY THE POST OFFICE. I am so put out by this, I will never again patronize this particular post office in Raymondville Texas because apparently they would rather work against the customer than for them. Either I will drive even farther to mail packages, or will use a private company such as UPS or Fed Ex. No wonder the postoffice is in such poor working order with this sort of silliness.
I am sure you have remedied this already but, you contridicted yourself in your post. You state you have "fresh fruit" but then say it is "dried". Dried they mean all moisture removed, not just dry to the touch. If you have "dried fruit" then mail it. You do not need to tell anyone what is in the box......
She did not contradict herself, she said her fruit met the postal requirements. Dried fruit is not considered "fresh" fruit. You can definitely mail fresh fruit. It just can't be overripe and leaking, etc.
I am very disappointed with another government agency, the USPS NOT RECOGNIZING CHRISTMAS, with this years Holiday stamps-You got Hannukah, Kwanzaa and a lousy gingerbread house to represent Christmas. What is the problem, you are afraid of being sued for separation of church and state. Read the constitution, it never said that. Oh yea all of you in government dont follow the constitution because you don't even know what it says. That's what you get for taking critical education out of the school curriculum and put in things like Common Core so you can get everyone marching to the tune of Hitler. Did you forget how many people lost their lives for the freedoms you have to include freedom of religion, one being Christianity which this country was founded on. Oh yea you didnt learn that either because another government agency, the Dept of Education took that out of the history books. Keep it up you think you are losing money now.. I see a boycott in the future. Oh and Merry Christmas to all of you... let you be reminded of what Christmas represents... the birth of a savior we all need. Perhaps you need to read the Bible.
Am I missing something? I just bought Christian Christmas stamps at my Post Office. Were they left over from last year? In any case, I asked for them and got them. Karlene, there have always been at least two choices of Christmas stamps, one religious and one not, calm down---and yes Hannukah, Kwanzaa, and don't forget the EID.
Those who are responsible for the US post offices, and those in New York City in particular, should take a good look at the reviews of the one at 432 East 14th Street, NY 10009. Every negative comment is not only true but understated. It must be the most abysmal PO in the whole country. The shabbiness of the physical building and lack of supplies sets the tone for the type of employee - the laziest bunch you can imagine, and the manager is no-where to be seen or heard from. Packages lost, 2 weeks mail completely lost and on and on. I dare not send my holiday packages from there so I need to carry them some distance to find another PO. There has been talk of shutting it down for cost savings. It can't be too soon for me as I already walk to others. With one exception and my wonderful mailman, Bill, the whole bunch should be fired, beginning with the manager. There are hard workers who are out of work. How can these do-nothings continue to hold onto their jobs?
On January 9,2014 I awaited the mail carrier because I waited for important documents.I waited throughout the day and no one delivered in the 1400,1500 nor the 1600 block of norwood.I waited till long after 5pm.They delivered to 1600 Oakwood,walked pass 1600 norwood to deliver to 1400,1500 and 1600 fernwood and palmwood.The usual mail carrier was off so the replacement decided to just skip us.
I recently received a package (Christmas) in the mail on Saturday afternoon and the mail person came up 10 steps and left package and could not walk 5 feet further to put it by back door. My porch is 90 % covered so why couldn't they at least put it on the table or by back door during all this inclement weather.If they even came to back door, I may would have seen them and got the package as I have a 3 month old child and was home with him.As it was, my package got soaking wet with the 3 " of rain and I had to pour it out of the box. Even if the company I ordered it from may make it good, I honestly don't believe it should be their responsibility to do so because of lazy mail carriers. My mother in law had the same thing happen to her about 6 weeks ago. They left her package at the top step under the weather. It started to rain and she went out to put her flower out to get watered and happened to see the box before disolving her important vitamins. We also get other peoples mail a lot of different times, not just one or two, but a handful of their mail. I can understand a mistake here or there once in a while, but this is really getting rediculous. This just shows to me that either someone doesn't really care about their job, or they are incompetent to handle it. I firmly believe that the postal service should step up to the plate and take care of this matter and be responsible for the people they hire to work for them. This should not have happened since I have a large covered area porch that the package could have been left under regardless of wether the sun is shining or not because you never know when it may start raining. It would have only taken them one minute to walk a few feet farther. My home phone number is 803-535-0634 and cell is 803-664-1410. Thank you and I'll be waiting on a call in next day or two.


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What's for Dinner? #111 [old]
Fall is well underway, and we'd love to know what you've got baking, bubbling, and braising to stave off the chill. What's for dinner?
I've my first spaghetti squash of the season waiting to be used, so I thought I would bake it, scoop the lovely strands, and then combine it with a mixture of ricotta, egg, greek yogurt, shallots, wilted spinach, nutmeg, and a little swiss and parmesan, and then bake it up again. Roasted broccoli, with lemon and parmesan, to go with, and some kind of bread.
If the man is still hungry, god knows we have stir-fry. I had to double nearly everything to get it to come out right. I wonder if it would freeze well?
re: onceadaylily
Sounds really good lily. I am always looking for good veggie recipes to make for my daughter and some vegetarian friends as well. I am trying to incorporate them into our menu too.
re: twodales
Thanks, TD.. These are the two recipes for the squash (that I'm borrowing some of each from):
The chilly rain has me wanting something more than just butter and garlic on the strands, reminding me as it does of the recent news reports that declared this winter will be difficult for everyone, except for Chicago people, because we're just going to up and die.
re: onceadaylily
LOL! Well we are a hardy lot but last winter tested us all. I felt as if it lasted into June and the summer passed too quickly. I'm one of those crazies that actually loves snow and winter but even I was a bit done in by it this time around. Thanks for the recipes.
re: onceadaylily
Drooling here. The squash/chard recipe looks phenomenal. I have plenty of rainbow chard growing in my garden still. I think I need to do this one!! Let's see when can I add that to my meal plan... LOL
re: kscooley
Thanks, ks! We both really liked it, but I did substitute spinach, and realized that chard would have been a better choice. It's a bit toothier. I'm just relieved to find a squash the man will eat that isn't pureed pumpkin.
re: onceadaylily
Hmmm... I'm out of cottage cheese. Think I could sub in some cream cheese or maybe feta?
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I used ricotta. You could make it without the curds, and just use a little more of the sour cream mixed with feta, but it it might not bind as nicely. If you have milk, lemon juice (or white vinegar), a thermometer, and some cheesecloth (or a *very* thin, lint-free towel), you could make your own ricotta.
But if you just want to use what you already have on hand, the feta would taste really nice in here, I think.
re: onceadaylily
Nah...We Midwesterners are a hardy lot!
I do have a feeling it's gonna be a wild winter again this year. Fall has come so early.
re: twodales
I'm washing my full-length down jacket today. The hats, mittens and scarves are already done. I think all of the Chicago children will this year find their Halloween costumes marred by hats and bulky layers thermal wear. Being bulky builds character.
re: onceadaylily
Oh wow, I have a spaghetti squash. Now I know how I'm going to cook it up. That sounds divine!!
No baking, bubbling, or braising for me. I've caught a cold. So I suspect it'll be something simple to make after I go home to nap, as I'm expecting to do after I finish up here at work in a little bit.
Cream cheese scrambled eggs and toast seem about my speed right now. For both prep *and* what my throat will deal with.
I hate getting colds. And I suspect I caught it from The Beau, as he's sick as well - one day earlier than me. Part of the deal of having a beau, I guess. :-/
re: LindaWhit
I was just gonna say.... what a nice way to catch a cold '-)
re: linguafood
Very true, linguafood. THAT part is nice. :-)
re: LindaWhit
LOL. You guys...
I mean... GOILZ...
Feel bettah, LW. :)
re: linguafood
LOL Definitely a good way to catch one!
re: LindaWhit
You are too cute. I miss feeling like getting a cold is romantic. *sigh* ;)
Feel better, Ms. Whit.
re: onceadaylily
Well, I'm not feeling all romantic right now. Snuffly, sneezy and at home. About to nap.
re: LindaWhit
awww it is too cute the thought of you all snuffly and sneezy and yet still basking in the glow of your new paramour's cooties! hope you feel better very soon.
re: LindaWhit
Better to be sick w/beau in tow than without, no? Feel better, LW; there's romance to be tendin' to. Actually cream cheese scarmbled eggs sounds pretty romantic. And tasty.
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Well, I was just making the CCSE for myself, ncw. But it did taste good! He's home being sick, and I'm home from work today being sick. We're both working on getting better on our own. :-)
Well, with all this talk about pasta dishes in the previous thread/s, I can't resist any longer -- despite the fact that I have a weekend of big city eatings ahead of me. Oh well. Ya only live once.
Orecchiette with fresh peas and crispy prosciutto in a cream sauce with fresh marjoram (that's a maybe, not sure I need some stinkin' healthy herbs in there haha), side of green salad with a nice, bright lemon vinaigrette, maybe some toasted pumpkin seeds if I feel like it.
re: linguafood
That sounds better than my cream cheese scrambled eggs!
re: linguafood
Orecchiette is my favorite pasta cut. Each one becomes a mini bowl of "soup".
re: invinotheresverde
I *almost* changed it to conchiglie rigato (small shells), but figured those need chunkier ingredients than delicate peas and diced prosciutto. It's all good in my book, tho. I could eat pasta every damn day of the week and never tire of it.
re: linguafood
Yeah. Marjoram schmarjoram...
re: linguafood
Sounds excellent! I love pasta, too...don't make it often, though.
re: linguafood
Oooo, this sounds fantastic! Recipe, please? :-)
re: kscooley
I crisped up the diced prosciutto in a hot pan, then put aside. Sautéed a whole shallot in olive oil with some crushed red pepper (gotta have a little kick), then added a sploosh of white wine.
Added some fresh peas I had nuked for a couple of minutes, then added an even bigger sploosh of light cream. In went the crispy prosciutto and the orecchiette, which finished in the sauce. It was lovely, and very little work.
re: linguafood
Very often the simplest way is the best way.
re: linguafood
Thanks, Lingua! Sounds easy. And I agree with Twodales - simple is the best some times!
Taught my god daughter how to bake bread last night, so some of the left overs will be consumed with tonight's dinner. We bought a package of the pre-steamed French lentils from our last Trader Joe's trip, so I'm thinking that a cold lentil salad will probably be dinner. The dressing from this recipe (http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2006/11/...) looks good, although I may up the dijon and use champagne vinegar instead of red wine. Regardless, anything served with home baked bread can't be bad, right?
re: marietinn
That's sweet that you taught her, building memories *and* passing the skill on. And, no, it can't be bad. :)
re: onceadaylily
She'll be surpassing me in skill soon enough, she's just too bright! She's nine and just picks up on everything. Plus, she'll try anything once. The lentils were good, but next time I'll cook my own.
re: marietinn
Home baked bread could promote world peace. It's bliss. And in my house, when I haven't made bread, I get scolded. No one wants the store bought stuff for sandwiches - they all want "mommy's bread". :-)
re: mariacarmen
"...something with thighs..."
Hopefully those thighs are attached to a sexy body Maria!!!
Sorry, I couldn't resist ; )
re: twodales
heh! i was wondering who would be the first to chime in! ( :
re: mariacarmen
Thighs - that's all you've got so far.
Sounds like what my pants told me last week when they refused to fit. :|


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We're not ones to judge, but if you don't love avocados, we may need to start wondering about you.
But whether you are an avocado addict or a guacamole junkie, you may not always be clear on when an avocado should be refrigerated and when it should be left out to survive on its own.
For all those too embarrassed to ask, here are two quick checklists sharing when you should – and when you shouldn't – refrigerate avocado:
Put Your Avocado In The Fridge When:
Your avocado is fully ripened
Just give it a bit of a squeeze. If it feels just soft enough, without feeling gross and squishy, it's done. Toss it in the fridge. If not…
You need to halt the ripening process
That ripening process won't stop. Leaving a ripe avocado on your counter to survive on its own will cause it to ripen to that aforementioned gross and squishy state.
You plan to eat it within a week
Once in the fridge, that avocado will stay in the perfect ripened state for about a week – a little more if you're lucky. Put it in the fridge and start the countdown!
You've transformed it into Guacamole
While avocado is the main ingredient, there is much, much more in the perfect guacamole (like in Alton Brown's recipe to the left.) Not only does guacamole taste better cool, but some of those ingredients – including cilantro and sliced tomatoes – are better off kept at colder temperatures.
Leave Your Avocado Out of the Fridge When:
Your avocado is nowhere close to ripe
An avocado will begin to ripen the second it's picked. But there is often a short distance of time between picking and when you buy and bring it home. When you bring that avocado home, and it still feels rock hard, leave it out.
Your avocado still feels rock hard to the touch – even if it SHOULD be ripe
On the other hand, what if you've had that avocado for over a week and it's STILL rock hard? You may want to cut it open and see what what's happening before letting it take up fridge space – and certainly before you count on it to be featured in your next dip.
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Customer reviews for Fences
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Number of Reviews: 31
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| 31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
wow, Apr 14, 2010
|reviewer: Donald Martin from NYC
|I was fortunate enough to see the invited dress rehearsal last night and this production is absolutely amazing. I could not believe how good Denzel and Vila were...brilliant ! To be fair, every performance on that stage was equally excellent. The set was gorgeous and played it's own role in this intimate story very well. This was also my first August Wilson play, and I am speechless. I have never experienced so many emotions, so quickly, and related to them on so many levels. FENCES grabbed hold of me and still hasn't let go. I would jump at the chance to see this performance again, but being a limited engagement and the fact that it is sooooo gooooood, i think tickets will be hard to come by. Go see it if you can.
| 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Magificent!, Apr 13, 2010
|reviewer: ZAK from NEWARK,NJ
| 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
What a performance, Apr 14, 2010
|reviewer: Andrea Jackson-Williams from New York, NY
|I went to see Fences last night and I was blown away. Denzel's performance was Stellar. This actor gives his all to every project I have ever seen. It was great seeing him on Broadway. The cast was on there A GAME. Please go and see this Play; you will have no regrets. I am going to see at least two more times. Wishing the cast best wishes; you rocked the house.
| 8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Denzel belongs on stage, Apr 19, 2010
|reviewer: Joanne from NJ
|The play and cast was amazing. I have been a fan of Denzel on the big screen but after seeing his perfomance, in my opinion, the stage is where he belongs. He appeared to have totally enjoy himself as well. This is a must see.
| 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Fences, Apr 16, 2010
|reviewer: Thomas from New York
|I saw the preview of the play Fences with Denzel Washington. It was absolutely brilliant! August Wilson was an intelligent playwright who had such a great way of telling a story. I was spell bound. I did not want it to end. All of the cast were sensational. Hurry and buy your tickets you will be very sorry if you miss this play. My seats were great.
| 7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
If you are used to a polite audience, AVOID this play, Apr 25, 2010
|reviewer: Claire from NY, NY
|I was seated next to a woman who commented outloud after almost every sentence of the play. Finally, at the beginning of he intermission, I asked her politely to refrain from doing so. She responded, "Did you buy my ticket? I can do whatever I want." Then she called me an ---hole. At that point, I went to find an usher, then spoke to the "Theatre Manager," Joseph Traina. He OFFERED and promised to move this woman and her companion to different seats, for which I was grateful. However, at the very last minute, this couple returned to the seats next to me. I went back to see the theater manager, who then said he would move US to different seats (there were no good available seats -- mind you, we had paid premium for our tickets!) The woman said she talks "like this all the time during church" and the play "isn't an opera!" I followed up the next day with Mr. Traina's supervisor, Mary B. @ Shubert, which runs the theater. They do not care & will not remedy the problem.
| 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
OMG!!! Loved it, loved it, loved it!!, May 06, 2010
|reviewer: Tracey Boyd from West Orange, NJ
|Exceptional performance by Denzel Washington and Ms. Viola Davis was right on his heels. Denzel you are just a gift from God. God has given you a talent and you have truly multiplied it. Ms. Davis it seems no matter what role you play, your presence is so strong that we take notice. Mykelti Williamson you were magnificent as "Gabe" looking forward to seeing you on stage as well as the movies. Stephen McKinley Henderson, you played such a familiar character, I thought you were one of my uncles. LOL Be blessed!!!
| 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
AWESOME!, Apr 16, 2010
|reviewer: Diane Dent from Newark N.J.
|This is a must see AGAIN.Denzel,Viola and the entire cast was excellent.Saw the preview Wednesday night.I am still talking about it and urging everyone I know to see it!!
| 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Denzel Is Fantastic, Apr 18, 2010
|reviewer: Raymond Emmett Rice from Queens, NY
|I saw the play, and Denzel brought me to tears. I am so glad that we have such an amazing American actor in Denzel Washington. Russell Hornsby, Mykelti Williamson, and the other actor were simply fantastic!
| 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Wonderful, Apr 18, 2010
|reviewer: Marilyn from NYC, USA
|I saw Fences today and I was absolutely blown away. Denzel is such a great actor. I enjoyed the story line very much. Viola Davis was very good as well. The whole cast was excellent. I am glad that were getting a chance to see Denzel live; it is one thing to see him on the Big Screen. But it is just great to get to see his talent live and in person. I am so sorry that we did not get a whole lot of plays by August Wilson. He was such a great play writer. And the era that he takes you to is great. I love the 1950's time frame. This is a must see play.
| 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A Must See, Apr 19, 2010
|reviewer: Tiffany Ausby-Frazier from Floral Park, NY
|This is the best play I have ever seen. Denzel has talent on the screen and on stage. The entire cast was superb!!!!! Thanks for a great evening.
| 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A Night To Remember, Apr 25, 2010
|reviewer: Tony Alfaro from New Boston, MI
|The play was truly moving. The performances was so real and believable that you got lost in their roles. Only Denzel and Viola could move me the way they did. Im looking into tickets to see the play again with my mom and mother-in-law.
| 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
It was an amazing journey back in time, Apr 27, 2010
|reviewer: Paula Morgan-Frazier from Scranton, PA
|I went to see the play on Sun. afternoon. I had heard of Fences as well as other August Wilson's work. This was the first I had ever seen live. It was an amazing journey. I was completely engrossed in each and every actors performance. The opportunity to see Denzel W. and Viola D. is a blessing and should not be missed. I must see it again! The actors were so gracious as they exited the theater, but nypd was just a bit too aggressive with the fans. My friend was actually manhandled by one of the officers. The stars were great about talking to us and posing for pics. I got great pics of Russell Hornsby and Stephen M. Henderson, unfortunately thanks to the NYPD I missed out on pics of Mr. Washington and Ms.Davis. Better luck next time. I hope that more of August Wilson's work is revived.
| 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Mind blowing, Jun 03, 2010
|reviewer: Ide Cohen from Chicago, Illinois
|Love August Wilson's plays and have read them all as well as seen most of them in Chicago. This was outstanding. Spellbinding throughout and well acted by Denzel. This is a must see while in New York! We were lucky enough to get the last seats in the last row of the theatre. No problem with the sightlines and no problem hearing and seeing the action. Don't worry about where you sit, just see it! Ide Cohen
| 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
best play, Jul 10, 2010
|reviewer: faye lowery from richmond virginia
|i went to see this play. it was great. all the actors were fantastic. seeing denzel washington in person was fantastic. he is so talented . ive been a fan for yeras . it was my birthday and my daughters surprized me with this,. after they all came out. i was lucky to take some pictures and have mr. washington shake my hand. what a thrill . every one should see this play.. thank all of you for a great evening.
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
OUTSTANDING, Apr 25, 2010
|reviewer: Mickey Rodriguez from Warwick, NY
|I went to the April 23rd showing, and I can say without a doubt that Denzel Washington's portrayl of Troy Maxson was engrossing. I laughed and I cried. Viola Davis and the cast are outstanding. I loved it so much, I will see it again.
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Claire from NYC Don't stereotype...it's bad!, May 06, 2010
|reviewer: Alina from NY NJ PA
|Claire from NY said stay away from this play because she sat next to a chatty or rude woman. Her entire post was about her experience with this one woman and some of the theater personnel. Claire, why did you then post that one should avoid this play if one wants to avoid impolite people? Does this woman that sat next to you go to EVERY performance? OR are you blatantly categorizing a large population of August Wilson fans (if you're missing what I'm saying, I mean black folk) as impolite. You should examine yourself and your blatant racism. It's a bad thing Claire. It's very bad.
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Spectacular, May 19, 2010
|reviewer: Pamela Smith from Long Branch, NJ
|Denzel Washington is my all time favorite actor. I went to see Fences on 5/15. This was my second time seeing Denzel in a broadway play. As in his movies and previous plays, he is and will always be magnificent. I did not want the play to end. It is emotional and funny. It was so close to home for me and others. I have to say everyone played their part extremely well. I feel blessed to have been able to be in the company of Denzel and Viola to see this play. I am planning on seeing it again. I feel there is a message in this play for all. I have told many, please purchase a ticket to see this play. Thank you Denzel.
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Amazing, Jun 06, 2010
|reviewer: Renee M from Bermuda
|I flew all the way from Bermuda to see the play Fences and of course Denzel on June 2, 2010. Denzel, Viola and the entire cast did a brillant job of mesmerizing me. I enjoyed the entire play from cast, to set to venue. Seeing Denzel in person was a treat and I expect he will do well at the Tony Awards. If I am able to get tickets for Fences I will see it again before it finishes; money well spent!
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Top of the line performance!, Jun 07, 2010
|reviewer: Melissa Jesurum from NY
|I was fortunate enough to see my favorite actor in person, on stage and he did not disappoint for one minute. The rest of the cast was superb as well but I must point out that Viola Davis was gripping, she made me cry....I felt everything her character felt. I would recommend this play for anyone and especially those that don't think it can be entertaining to go to the Theatre, this play definitely suspends your disbelief!
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
What a Play, What a performance, Jun 09, 2010
|reviewer: Terry Brigman from Black Mountain, NC, USA
|Wow! I have always been a Denzel fan, his performance in this play was out of sight... Ms. Davis and the supporting cast was beyond description... This is a must see play... It is well deserving of its 10 Tony award nominations!
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Great experience, Jun 09, 2010
|reviewer: Margaret Massey from Peterborough, England
|Saw this show on June 1st. I've always been a big Denzel fan but hadn't known he did live theatre. We were taken as a surprise by friends and it was the best surprise I've had for years. The tickets were worth every penny (or dollar). The entire cast were fantastic, the theatre was very intimate which made you feel as if you were almost part of the story and Denzel was just stunning. Very simple scenery but used to marvellous effect. My 18 year old daughter thoroughly enjoyed it too although I feel it would be too deep for most children. Would recommend it to all adults and if given the opportunity would perhaps consider another viewing.
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
DENZEL WASHINGTON-BEST ACTOR, Jun 13, 2010
|reviewer: PHIL from VA.
|I haven't seen the play yet and I already know it is 5+ STARS because DENZEL IS IN IT! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT. I'M ON MY WAY !!! I LOVE DENZEL!!!
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
I dont have words, Jun 16, 2010
|reviewer: James from New Jersey
|I dont have words after seeing this play, and I may never want to see a play again after this, because I am so floored by what I saw, that I dont think another play can match up to what I just experienced. Cried and laughed; the cast was just amazing - and Denzel is the Man!!! I could not take my eyes off of him and his work. I am still reeling inside. GO SEE THIS WHILE YOU CAN!!!
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Over the top, Jun 16, 2010
|reviewer: Joanna Weiss from New York, NY
|I saw this with a friend on the 10th of June. He was as always amazing. Unbelievable performance. Remembering all the lines non-stop with great emotion were deservedly award winning. Go Denzel!
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
I have one question..., Jun 16, 2010
|reviewer: Patricia Anne Murray from Philadelphia, PA USA
|This was an excellent production! The acting was incredible. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to see Denzel in the role. Our seats were excellent and provided us with such a great opportunity to see the wonderful set and lighting design. I do have one question..why does the Cort not have to comply with appropriate accomodations for the physically handicapped and/or challenged? This is required by law, and not having ramps or elevators to make it easier to get upstairs or go the the restrooms makes it difficult for seniors as well a those previously mentioned. I love the old theaters, but they need to comply to the law.
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
my amazing husband, Jun 21, 2010
|reviewer: denise brown-stone from usa
|a show well worth attending. the entire cast was absolutely stunning thank you all for a great preformance.........
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
"Out of this World.", Jun 27, 2010
|reviewer: Gwendolyn wiley from USA
|I called out sick from my job and was watching "Regis and Kelly Show." Denzel was a guest that day talking about Fences; I mention to my husband that I wanted to see the play and he said "let me think about it." I didn't wait to hear his answer, I made reservations for both of us. The show was fantastic, I was in Heaven.
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
"Out of this World.", Jun 27, 2010
|reviewer: Gwendolyn wiley from USA
|I called out sick from my job and was watching "Regis and Kelly Show." Denzel was a guest that day talking about Fences; I mention to my husband that I wanted to see the play and he said "let me think about it." I didn't wait to hear his answer, I made reservations for both of us. The show was fantastic, I was in Heaven.
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Amazing, May 08, 2012
|reviewer: ReviewerPro from New York
|This was the best show i have ever seen, everyone did a fantastic job and i will be going back to see it again very soon.
| 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Denzel Washington and Fences, May 30, 2012
|reviewer: Anonymous from Anytown, AT 55555
|I saw Fences in 2010 and my friends and I were absolutely blown away. Will Fences, (with Denzel), ever come back to the Cort or any other theater in New York?
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From an Old French personal name of Germanic origin, derived from leon 'lion' + hard 'hardy, brave, strong'. This was the name of a 5th-century Frankish saint, the patron of peasants and horses. Although it was introduced into Britain by the Normans, Leonard was an uncommon name during the Middle Ages. It was revived in some areas towards the end of the 1400s, and in the 19th‐century became very popular. It is now also common as a Jewish name (compare Leon).
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A fish-out-of-water comedy-drama about a talented street drummer from Harlem who enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.
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8 - 12 ounces gemelli shaped pasta, or any shaped pasta
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Lewis Hamilton believes he has an "edge" over Nico Rosberg in terms of ability and will use that to haul him in as he can't bank on DNFs...
Lewis Hamilton believes he has an "edge" over Nico Rosberg in terms of ability and will use that to haul him in as he cannot count on DNFs for the German.
The Mercedes team-mates arrive at Silverstone first and second in the Drivers' Championship with Rosberg 29 points ahead of his team-mate.
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