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Epson Stylus Photo 780: Trash It Or Can It Be Saved?
Should I throw this thing in the trash or repair it and use it as a
utility black and white printer on my second computer? That is what I am asking myself. The black nozzles became entirely clogged (after sitting for a few weeks) and I used up a color cartridge trying to clean it. Went down to Fry's Electronics and looked at cartridges. I decided I did not want to invest any more money in this printer and possibly waste or use up another cartridge trying to clean it (and now I discover I'm not the only one with an Epson with a history of clogging). Does anyone know where I can find instructions on taking apart this unit (I'm an ex computer technician) so that I can clean the heads manually? Is there a better way to clean them? I am thinking of getting a Canon i950 to replace the Epson. The quality of the output looked good, they use 6 separate ink tanks, they are quiet (Epson was noisy), attractively designed (Epson was ugly), and hopefully they don't clog so much! Thanks, E. P. |
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"Uncle_Alias" wrote in message om... Should I throw this thing in the trash or repair it and use it as a utility black and white printer on my second computer? That is what I am asking myself. The black nozzles became entirely clogged (after sitting for a few weeks) and I used up a color cartridge trying to clean it. Went down to Fry's Electronics and looked at cartridges. I decided I did not want to invest any more money in this printer and possibly waste or use up another cartridge trying to clean it (and now I discover I'm not the only one with an Epson with a history of clogging). Does anyone know where I can find instructions on taking apart this unit (I'm an ex computer technician) so that I can clean the heads manually? Is there a better way to clean them? Do a google search on cleaning clogged nozzles. There are some very good tips. Try them before trashing it. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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"Uncle_Alias" wrote in message om... Should I throw this thing in the trash or repair it and use it as a utility black and white printer on my second computer? That is what I am asking myself. The black nozzles became entirely clogged (after sitting for a few weeks) and I used up a color cartridge trying to clean it. Went down to Fry's Electronics and looked at cartridges. I decided I did not want to invest any more money in this printer and possibly waste or use up another cartridge trying to clean it (and now I discover I'm not the only one with an Epson with a history of clogging). Does anyone know where I can find instructions on taking apart this unit (I'm an ex computer technician) so that I can clean the heads manually? Is there a better way to clean them? I am thinking of getting a Canon i950 to replace the Epson. The quality of the output looked good, they use 6 separate ink tanks, they are quiet (Epson was noisy), attractively designed (Epson was ugly), and hopefully they don't clog so much! Thanks, E. P. I have owned several Epson's over the last number of years and I have never had clogged nozzles, including my current model 870. The worst thing for a printer is prolonged periods of inactivity. BMC |
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Very good. I'll try this method (and it beats having to take it
apart!). (Putting the digital camera to good use on your Epson Windex Solution Instruciton Page (EWSIP for short) page I see. Nice job.) Thank you all for your replies. I'll try and let you know how it goes. E. P. Todd Walker wrote in message ... In article , says... Should I throw this thing in the trash or repair it and use it as a utility black and white printer on my second computer? That is what I am asking myself. The black nozzles became entirely clogged (after sitting for a few weeks) and I used up a color cartridge trying to clean it. Went down to Fry's Electronics and looked at cartridges. I decided I did not want to invest any more money in this printer and possibly waste or use up another cartridge trying to clean it (and now I discover I'm not the only one with an Epson with a history of clogging). Does anyone know where I can find instructions on taking apart this unit (I'm an ex computer technician) so that I can clean the heads manually? Is there a better way to clean them? I am thinking of getting a Canon i950 to replace the Epson. The quality of the output looked good, they use 6 separate ink tanks, they are quiet (Epson was noisy), attractively designed (Epson was ugly), and hopefully they don't clog so much! Thanks, E. P. Check my page here for a few cleaning tips: http://twalker.d2g.com/epsonclean/ This worked a few times on my 780. I finally got tired of the hassle every time I wanted to print something so I bought a Canon S820 and I've never looked back. I can go for weeks without printing on the Canon and it fires right up and prints beautiful pictures. Never a clog, not once. Get the i950 -- you won't be sorry. -- ________________________________ Todd Walker http://twalker.d2g.com Olympus E20 Canon G2 My Digital Photography Weblog: http://twalker.d2g.com/dpblog.htm *** HOW TO TAKE FIREWORKS PHOTOS *** http://www.nyip.com/tips/digfirewks0603.php _________________________________ |
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Todd Walker wrote in message ...
In article , says... Should I throw this thing in the trash or repair it and use it as a utility black and white printer on my second computer? That is what I am asking myself. The black nozzles became entirely clogged (after sitting for a few weeks) and I used up a color cartridge trying to clean it. Went down to Fry's Electronics and looked at cartridges. I decided I did not want to invest any more money in this printer and possibly waste or use up another cartridge trying to clean it (and now I discover I'm not the only one with an Epson with a history of clogging). Does anyone know where I can find instructions on taking apart this unit (I'm an ex computer technician) so that I can clean the heads manually? Is there a better way to clean them? I am thinking of getting a Canon i950 to replace the Epson. The quality of the output looked good, they use 6 separate ink tanks, they are quiet (Epson was noisy), attractively designed (Epson was ugly), and hopefully they don't clog so much! Thanks, E. P. Check my page here for a few cleaning tips: http://twalker.d2g.com/epsonclean/ This worked a few times on my 780. I finally got tired of the hassle every time I wanted to print something so I bought a Canon S820 and I've never looked back. I can go for weeks without printing on the Canon and it fires right up and prints beautiful pictures. Never a clog, not once. Get the i950 -- you won't be sorry. -- ________________________________ Todd Walker http://twalker.d2g.com Olympus E20 Canon G2 My Digital Photography Weblog: http://twalker.d2g.com/dpblog.htm *** HOW TO TAKE FIREWORKS PHOTOS *** http://www.nyip.com/tips/digfirewks0603.php _________________________________ A BOAT ANCHOR!! Why not! |
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