While you're lucky it does much at all, for folk that rarely need to print we move them to those under 99 buck laser printers.
Bob
I have an old Lexmark Z42 that doesn't get a lot of use, but recently I had read that the ports on the cartridge can be cleaned with isopropyl alcohol. I gave it a try but the next time I tried to print, the paper went through the printer, but there was no ink on the paper. I cleaned the ports again with water on a tissue. A good deal of ink came off on the tissue so I don't think it's out of ink. I reinstalled the printer's software but that didn't help any. The cartridge could be empty, it is over a year old, but I do very little printing each month. And when it's not in use the cartridge is stored in a plastic bag. I wanted to see if anyone could suggest trying something else before buying a new cartridge. Thanks

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