On Aug 17, 2006, at 6:17 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> The newer Epsons don't seem to clog. My 2200 has never clogged in the
> five years I've been using it.
Clogging is heavily dependent on usage. If you leave the printer for
long stretches without printing, it's more likely to clog. If you
leave the printer switched on when not using it for long periods of
time, even with the power disconnected, it's a lot more likely to clog
(turning it off runs a quick head cleaning cycle and parks the heads so
they don't dry out). "Tricking" the printer into getting the last few
drops of ink out of a cartridge is the best way to get air bubbles in
your lines, which will give you a clog-like result that's hard as hell
to get rid of.
It took about five years for my Epson 7500 to build up enough dried
waste ink on the heads to actually clog, and when I cleaned it a chunk
the size of a dime fell out and then everything was fine.
By the way, I do not at all recommend being on the bleeding edge with a
new set of pigments and a new machine, unless spending a lot of time
troubleshooting for the manufacturer is your idea of fun. The serial
number on my 7500 is 000000000001.
("Sir, the serial number is on the back of the printer. I understand
if it's in an awkward position and you don't want to look back there,
but it's very important that we have the serial number." "I'm behind
the @#!*!*@ printer right now, AND THAT'S THE SERIAL NUMBER!" "Please
sir, be serious..." Real Epson service call, in which I was apparently
the first person ever to require a replacement waste ink tank -- it
wasn't user changeable because they figured no one would fill one in
the lifetime of the printer. On all the new models it's
user-replaceable.)
-Aaron
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