Mine had remained unused for about 4 years, maybe 5. At least a year or 2 of it was in a box. I was rather too busy with other matters and wasn't surprised when I found it dead.
The inks were originals like the ones I still have sitting somewhere unopened. I remember thinking about selling them as such but I doubt they will perform as good as films past their BB date. Bulent --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com>, 16 Şub 2021 Sal, 15:32 tarihinde şunu yazdı: > > I’ve been using a 2880 without a single clogging incident fir years. Bought > it when it was first introduced. In recent years I’ve probably made only one > print a month or so but it keeps chugging along. I use only Epson ink and buy > it from Atlex or Epson, never off store shelves. I don’t if any of that > matters, but I suspect fresh ink is a factor. > > Paul > > > On Feb 16, 2021, at 3:27 AM, Bulent Celasun <bulent.cela...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > I used to have a lightly used Epson Stylus Photo R2880 Inkjet Printer > > which was neglected for years > > (totally unattended with the ink set mounted). > > Tried everything I might and failed to make the head sing again. > > I had to leave it on top of an electronic garbage pile. > > Now I have a lower spec model (L805) and try to keep it happy by turning it > > on > > (even when nothing is to be printed) > > every now and then. > > > > Bulent > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > http://patoloji.gen.tr > > http://celasun.wordpress.com/ > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ > > http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 > > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun > > > > David Mann <dmann...@gmail.com>, 16 Şub 2021 Sal, 07:11 tarihinde şunu > > yazdı: > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I finally got tired of seeing my printer (Epson 2100, aka 2200) still > >> wrapped up since it went into storage for our earthquake repairs 7 years > >> ago. > >> > >> I plugged it in, gave the ink cartridges a bit of a shake and ran a few > >> cleaning cycles and I'm currently at the point where only the magenta is > >> still clogged, presumably because that cartridge was empty (luckily I had > >> a replacement on-hand). I'm actually amazed it's come this far. > >> > >> Does anyone have any tips to try and unclog it? I've tried putting a bit > >> of paper towel soaked with isopropyl alcohol under the head but it hasn't > >> made much difference. > >> > >> I'm not even sure I can still get replacement inks for it so I may be > >> wasting my time, but it would be nice to get it running again. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Dave > >> -- > >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >> follow the directions. > > -- > > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
