> On 06 March 2016 at 01:08 Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This is a side discussion to Ann's purchase of a lightly used R2400. I > agreed with Mike Wilson's caution, but not necessarily his view of > "Irrecoverably". Using Epson's print head cleaning utility is > guaranteed to use up a lot of ink, if not actually unclog the print > head. > > I like (much better) this guy's tutorial: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1hxljJhi9M > His use of aquarium pump tubing as a reservoir/sight glass is ingenious. > Also worthwhile is his formula for DIY Inkjet print head cleaner: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHUQAZFdTOM > > With these techniques in your pocket you may find a real bargain out > there, even if the printer doesn't work perfectly when you purchase > it.
I can only go by my own experience. Two very expensive printers (and a cheaper one) failed due to head clogging that Epson's procedures would not clear. Having access to a large variety of chemicals, I used internet knowledge to try a number of different options. No success. Finally, for the last machine, I found a recently damaged one that had a good head. Over a week, I swapped the head only to find that Epson has the neat little trick of killing the printer if you access the head. This can only be fixed by some firmware kludge that only Epson engineers know. I couldn't find it on the internet. So I then had the choice of paying about 2/3rds of the new cost for Epson to replace the head (no nearby agent, of course) or walking away. It was one of the best walks of my life. In my ever so humble opinion, inkjet printers are the spawn of the devil and the fact that they print anything at all is nothing short of a miracle. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
