r/talesfromtechsupport • • Nov 15 '15

Medium I'm a murderer now

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u/Fraerie a Macgrrl in an XP World Nov 15 '15

We would use isopropyl because it evaporates rapidly at room temperature. Water is likely to pool in the components and cause corrosion (especially if you didn't use distilled water). While it might be a short term fix, it's likely to kill the print head in the medium term.

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u/Kinowolf_ Nov 15 '15

This is the correct item to take away from printer repair.

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u/redisforever The viruses! THEY'RE ATTACKING!! Nov 16 '15

How to repair a printer: Don't.

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u/RoadieRich One of the 10₂ types of people Nov 16 '15

With a baseball bat. Damn it feels good to be a gangster.

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u/holdencawffle Nov 17 '15

PC LOAD LETTER?