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Ink clogs in Epson printers
Do ink clog happen frequently in recent Epson printers? I think I am going
for the CX6400, but I heard that ink clog happens alot in Epson printers. What about Canon? do they get ink clogs? Thank you for your time. -- Goyan ŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒ Men's reach should exceed his grasp, or what is the Heaven for? - Michael Corleone, the Godfather ŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒŒ |
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The old Epson printers I am familiar with, Stylus Color 500 and 400, will= clog the nozzles if you don't print every two weeks or so. Some printers= have the print head included in the ink cartridge so if you replace the = cartirige you have a new print head. Epson printers have separate print h= eads so if you change the ink cartridge you still have clogged nozzles, a= t least on their older printers. = Goyan wrote: = Do ink clog happen frequently in recent Epson printers? I think I am go= ing for the CX6400, but I heard that ink clog happens alot in Epson printer= s. = What about Canon? do they get ink clogs? = Thank you for your time. -- = Goyan = =8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8 C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C= =8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8 C=8C=8C=8C Men's reach should exceed his grasp, or what is the Heaven for? - Michael Corleone, the Godfather =8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8 C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C= =8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8C=8 C=8C=8C=8C -- = When replying by Email include NewSGrouP (case sensitive) in Subject Mike Walsh West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A. |
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You've asked a question that raises the hair on the back of Epson advocates
if they are on the defense to this possible problem. The answer is... All Epson printers have their heads built into the printer. From my experience they appear prone to minor clogs and one may have to go through cleaning routines to get them printing smoothly after a long period where they haven't been printing regularly. However, they do clear and they usually print fine. In fact they print better when used more. That said I'll give you some background for my answer. I've been using Epson Stylus printers since about '94. I'm in charge of taking care of 32 Epson 740 printers, and 16 Epson 880 printers in our elementary school, in addition to some C80, C82, and C84's. In 1999 we started off with 36 Epson 740 printers. One was stolen, and three others malfunctioned with their paper not feeding right. These printers are now five years old and not one has succomed to clogged heads. The 880's are three years old and one died this year, from an electronics malfunction (cause it wouldn't print in either color or black). We're located in Philadelphia, where lack of humidity is not a problem. I get the feeling that lack of humidity will have more of a predeliction to have the heads clogged if not used regularly- but that may simply be a feeling. From where I sit doing lots of photography for a hobby Epson produces some of the best photo printing machines anywhere. The text isn't bad either. Most folks rave about the HP for text. I've heard some great things about Canon printers for dependability. That said I'm sure that every other computer user has got a story to tell you about their printer. -- Jan Alter or "Mike Walsh" wrote in message ... The old Epson printers I am familiar with, Stylus Color 500 and 400, will clog the nozzles if you don't print every two weeks or so. Some printers have the print head included in the ink cartridge so if you replace the cartirige you have a new print head. Epson printers have separate print heads so if you change the ink cartridge you still have clogged nozzles, at least on their older printers. Goyan wrote: Do ink clog happen frequently in recent Epson printers? I think I am going for the CX6400, but I heard that ink clog happens alot in Epson printers. What about Canon? do they get ink clogs? Thank you for your time. -- Goyan OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Men's reach should exceed his grasp, or what is the Heaven for? - Michael Corleone, the Godfather OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO -- When replying by Email include NewSGrouP (case sensitive) in Subject Mike Walsh West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A. |
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Buy a Canon i865
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My Cpson Stylus 640 has served me well for several years (although I
need to clean the print head every new day I use it and during heavy useage). I recently installed 2 Inkfarm brand cartridges and have not had good printing since; the color mode has banding on everything even after 20 cleanings. The black mode prints uneven text although it is the same page, font and size print. Does anyone have any suggestions for solving this problem? Thank you. |
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check sites like ink4art etc and get cartriges for head cleaning. they
inject cleaner not ink. run printer intil no print shows. then replace cartriges. i use ink4art cartridges in cx5400 epsons with no problems. "s-weigand" wrote in message om... My Cpson Stylus 640 has served me well for several years (although I need to clean the print head every new day I use it and during heavy useage). I recently installed 2 Inkfarm brand cartridges and have not had good printing since; the color mode has banding on everything even after 20 cleanings. The black mode prints uneven text although it is the same page, font and size print. Does anyone have any suggestions for solving this problem? Thank you. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.734 / Virus Database: 488 - Release Date: 8/4/2004 |
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On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 12:21:35 +0100, Goyan wrote:
Do ink clog happen frequently in recent Epson printers? I think I am going for the CX6400, but I heard that ink clog happens alot in Epson printers. What about Canon? do they get ink clogs? Thank you for your time. Yes they have terrible clogging problems. Get an HP. |
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