Hi Bulent,
I am a bit more pessimistic than Paul: I would expect that the
print-head nozzles will be clogged. The only question if it could
be unclogged or not.
Inkjet printers need regular printing (at least once a month, better every
couple weeks) to prevent ink from drying inside the nozzles. Sometimes,
even after 2-3 months of not printing, I am having hard time getting some
of the nozzles to work. The most recent time it happened, I went through
about 7 cleaning cycles before it started working properly. And my brother
was unable to revive his printer (it wasn't R2880, but its first
successor, Epson R3000).
While considering the options for my brother's printer, - I remember
finding a couple of webpages that described DIY procedures of how to
unclog inkjet head nozzles. I don't have those links, - but you can try
googling.
I vaguely remember that it may have involved some soaking of the
printer head, but I don't remember at all - how (maybe using a piece of a
sponge?).
That, of course, only after the cleaning procedure from the printer
utility repeated many times (10? 15?) will be unsuccessful.
I don't remember all the details, but that procedure didn't help my
brother, and he decided to buy a new printer. (The cost of the head
replacement was more than 1/2 of that of a new printer.)
I would mention one more point to consider.
The cleaning procedure wastes considerable amount of ink.
A full set of inks costs about $110-120. I would compare that
to the cost of a new printer.
I am not sure what is the current exact replacement model for R2880:
Epson P600 or P400.
The current price of Epson P600 at B&H, after Mail-in Rebate is $473,
and that for P400 is $390. Those prices are equivalent to 3-4
ink-cartridge sets for R2880.
And the new printer, includes a full set of inks.
So, the new printer (minus the cost of a full set of inks) costs about
~2-3 sets of the ink cartridges for R2880.
Note also, that both P400 and P600 have larger size of ink cartridges (14
ml and 26 ml, respectively, vs. 11 ml for R2880).
Lastly, while I've used to buy ink from Atlex.com, a few years ago, I've
switched to B&H and Adorama. The price from these two is usually on par,
or even slightly lower when you consider the shipping cost that is
separate with Atlex. The difference is more apparent when you need only
2-3 cartridges, and not the full set.
By the way, I've just found that Atlex.com is no more. It was merged
with IT Supplies not that long ago. (Presumably, both companies were owned
by the same entity.)
Good luck!
Igor
Bulent Celasun Tue, 12 Mar 2019 06:38:08 -0700 wrote:
I intend to start using my (in electronic hardware terms) antique
Epson R2880 printer again. It had been very lightly used for a year or
so when both of us were a lot younger.
I read about issues like clogging and ways of dealing with them.
Mechanical problems are apparently uncommon...
Buying a new printer is no option (still married!).
I thought I should seek advice before approaching the printer. It is
sitting unused (with ink set on) for at least 3 years (perhaps more).
Is there hope?
Any precautions?
Is there a workflow to awake a sleeping ink jet printer properly?
...
Bulent
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