"Meander Holefield" wrote in message
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Hmmm.
Just found some manuals on line for 870-1270. Don't know if this 1280
is
similar.
Anyway ... there's a CR2032 Lithium coin in that 870-1270 series.
Guess
it's
time to crack open my 1280 looking for a battery?
Anybody else think so?
//rus\\
Cracked the case. Pulled the board. No battery there. A large block
capacitor is in its place. Battery must have been used some time ago.
The printer is just under a year old. It's still under warranty but I
don't feel light fighting with Epson over 3rd party carts. That's all
I've
ever used in this 1280.
Now to search for a replacement capacitor. It will be easy to replace if
I
can find a suitable sub. Or, I guess I'll see if I can get a decent
price
on a new mainboard and a copy of the service software.
//rus\\
The information I have indicates there is a Lithium Battery in the 1280
(it is
a Stylus Photo 1280, is that right?).
E-mail me if you would like more help. I can also help with service
adjustments.
Tony
MS MVP Printing/Imaging
Nope. Battery idea must have been shelved some time ago. In place of the
battery there's what's known as a "super capacitor." Works like a
rechargeable battery except that it won't develop a memory effect. A
capacitor shouldn't require but a few seconds to charge although specs for
similar memory backup capacitors suggest a 24 hour charge time ... that's
wierd. I can't believe that's correct. Oh, well.
There's still about 45 days warranty left. I see there's an Epson service
facility about 15 miles from me. I'll call them Monday and see if they
can
perform warranty service. If so, I'll haul it in.
If I have to ship to Epson for warranty, it's probably not worthwhile to
seek remedy under the warranty. It's about $38 U.S. to ship it to Epson
by
UPS. Then, if Epson denies service because of the 3rd party cartridges,
they're going to charge me to ship it back to me unrepaired.
$38 shipping to Epson and $38 shipping back to my house = $76 blown and
printer still broken.
If they repair it at cost to me, I'll presume I'll still have to pay
shipping both ways and I know there will be some repair cost.
Looks like for about $99 I can get a new mainboard and be done with it.
It's easy to remove and replace. Only snag is that I need the Epson
service floppies to make those simple adjustments for the new board. I
haven't inquired yet about the board. Seems that the service adjustment
software should be part of the main board price but I'll bet it's not.
Actually, I'll bet the program isn't even available to the end victim like
myself.
Oh, well. Lesson learned. From now on, I'll just stick to the low-end
Epsons that can be considered disposable.
I should have known that the first time I embarked upon a considerable
investment in Epson equipment, it would fail me. If me and 20 people each
buy the same thing, I'll be the one who gets the bad one. Story of my
life. I had been dreaming about the R1800. Guess I'll forget that idea.
It will just turn out to be a nightmare like this 1280.
For the benefit of those who use 3rd party ink, I'll come back to report
on
my warranty attempt. I'm not going to hide them even though I've got some
Epson OEM carts. I'm leaving the 3rd party carts in the slots when I take
it to the local facility. Maybe if I play fair, Epson will as well.
To be continued ...
//rus\\
The problem you've explained seems to have nothing to do with 3rd part
cartridges and I would expect Epson to deal as such. and fix your machine.
They could use some good publicity for all the negatives they've been
getting in the past year. For what it's worth, since you've got this dream,
I've been using a R1800 for a year and a half (half a year with cartridges I
fill) and it's a delight to use.
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Jan Alter
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