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anyone ever repair an epson printer?

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Paul Helpfull

Jan 1, 1970
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well it more the heads appear clogged, no amount of software will do it.

i have had the headss out of the printer and returned them and they do seem better

any tips peeps you can offer? actually i have 2 a c82 and a c60 the latter heads are easier to get out

clogged mainly due to being stood for along period
 
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Digi Man

Jan 1, 1970
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a) I have seen 3rd party "inks" for cleaning heads (with some thiner
liquid). Try locate them. I found those things in stores selling cheap inks
(not Epson ones).

b) I have success with pure? water (do not know the word for pure H2O
without other chemicals) in 3 of the 4 heads I tried.
I sink the heads in a bath of it for some days, and after that I used low
presure air to dry them.

c) Buy a printer where head and ink is one piece!
 
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Johnboy

Jan 1, 1970
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I usually open a paint program and prepare a half or full page of
the solid color that is causing problems. Save the page and then
print it. The printer will try to print the page and usually clears
the
problem. This works for me but you might want to wait for more
suggestions. Another thing that works is to place a wet folded towel
around the head and ink, then swing the assembly quite hard downwards.
This forces ink down to the inkjets. Do not use a dry towel on the
head,
all this does is siphon the ink from the head and let air in.
 
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gothika

Jan 1, 1970
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well it more the heads appear clogged, no amount of software will do it.

i have had the headss out of the printer and returned them and they do seem better

any tips peeps you can offer? actually i have 2 a c82 and a c60 the latter heads are easier to get out

clogged mainly due to being stood for along period

What model Epsons printers do you have?
Epson printers are mostly crap owing to the piezio printheads more
than anything.
That said if the heads haven't totally self-destructed there are a few
things you can do to unclog them.
Go to an aftermarket ink supplier like Nujet.com and purchase a blank
cartridge and fill it with cleaning solvent, I use sulfynol.
Denatured alchohol will work on most models as well.
Run the cleaning cartridge on a test image consisting of a solid page
of the color/s of the clogged head. Run until you get wet pages.
If you can remove the printhead assembly you can soak it in denatured
overnight followed by a rinse in distilled water.(If you have access
to an ultrasonic cleaner even better.)
On most of the early Epsons the printhead and ink combination resulted
in destruction of the print nozzles. This was a design flaw and there
isn't much short of replacing the heads that will fix it.

Here are a few links to help you out:

http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/cartridges.html

The link below details the flaw with most of Epson's printers in
regards to piezio printhead technology

http://www.screenweb.com/inks/cont/inkstrategy.html


Here are a few more sources for aftermarket cartridges/supplies for
Epsons.

http://www.weink.com/

http://www.inksupply.com/

http://nujet.com/

I've used the inks from nujet and found they flow better than Epsons
oem inks.
They also have blanks for making cleaning cartridges.
MIS also sells very clean inks, never had them clog a head either.
 
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James Sweet

Jan 1, 1970
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Johnboy said:
I usually open a paint program and prepare a half or full page of
the solid color that is causing problems. Save the page and then
print it. The printer will try to print the page and usually clears
the
problem. This works for me but you might want to wait for more
suggestions. Another thing that works is to place a wet folded towel
around the head and ink, then swing the assembly quite hard downwards.
This forces ink down to the inkjets. Do not use a dry towel on the
head,
all this does is siphon the ink from the head and let air in.


Hey that's a good idea, I'll try that the next time I come across this
problem.
 
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L. Fiar

Jan 1, 1970
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Johnboy said:
Another thing that works is to place a wet folded towel around
the head and ink, then swing the assembly quite hard downwards.

Another variation of that trick...
http://www.netwares.com/faq.html#air
<quote>
If your Cartridge is airlocked from refilling,try this...
Snitch one of your wife's (or someone's) nylon stockings
(we also use a man's big sock). Take the cartridge and wrap
in a paper towel and place in the foot of the stocking. Take
this outdoors and twirl it around your head as fast as you can
about twenty times. The centrifugal force will expel the air
or trapped bubbles and allow the ink to pool at the exit port.
So far, 100% success rate.
</quote>


I recently stumbled upon these useful sites...
Printer repair FAQ:
http://www.netwares.com/faq.html
Fix Your Own Printer:
http://fixyourownprinter.com/
How to fix your printer
http://www.cyberwalker.net/columns/aug00/030800.html
5 Star Support
http://www.5starsupport.com/faq/printer.htm#5-5
Injet Printers Information:
http://www.acs.unimelb.edu.au/printing/inkjet.html
Color Printing: To Print or Not To Print?
http://www.chips.navy.mil/archives/98_apr/Printers.html


Regards.
 
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