My old Epson Stylus Photo 935 had some sort of suction pump. It was a foam filled rubber cup that created a seal against the print head.
I reported here the banding problems I was having with the 935 at the time. I spent a whole afternoon pumping warm soapy water, Windex & isopropyl alcohol through the heads. Did no good. I had been thinking about upgrading. That problem just accelerated my decision process. Dave On 9/23/05, graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Epson R series printers seem to have a suction pump to pull ink > through the nozzles during the cleaning cycles that should eliminate a > lot of the well know Epson clogging problems. But as Dave mentions > using the printer once a week helps even if it does not have the suction > pump. Neither helps with a dead piezo element however. > > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ----------------------------------- > > > > David Mann wrote: > > > On Sep 22, 2005, at 10:47 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > >> I print with an Epson 2200 and am very satisfied. In several years > >> and over 600 13 x 19 prints, I've never experienced a drip or a > >> clogged head. > > > > > > I've had head clogs with my 2100 (=2200 but with different > > accessories in the box) if I'm not using it often enough. Lately > > I've been making sure that I use it at least once a week and it has > > been behaving much better. > > > > I might even have a go at doing a 329mm panorama soon... > > > > Cheers, > > > > - Dave > > > > > >
