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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Mr Skrunts on 07 March 2010, 21:28:45
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I have dug out a couple of printers.
Epson R300 (5 or 6 ink cartriges)
Epson D80 (3 colours and Black)
Only ever fitted the original cartridges in and both printers arnt printing so assuming the ink/nozzles have dried.
Any idea's on getting them working, not wanting to put a full set of inks in each just to find the old ones might have worked with a bit of persuation.
TIA. :y
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put em in the bin and get new printers, its cheaper to buy a new printer than get replacement ink! ;D
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I have dug out a couple of printers.
Epson R300 (5 or 6 ink cartriges)
Epson D80 (3 colours and Black)
Only ever fitted the original cartridges in and both printers arnt printing so assuming the ink/nozzles have dried.
Any idea's on getting them working, not wanting to put a full set of inks in each just to find the old ones might have worked with a bit of persuation.
TIA. :y
IIRC the Epson R300 prints discs does it not?
Maybe the R320.
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I have dug out a couple of printers.
Epson R300 (5 or 6 ink cartriges)
Epson D80 (3 colours and Black)
Only ever fitted the original cartridges in and both printers arnt printing so assuming the ink/nozzles have dried.
Any idea's on getting them working, not wanting to put a full set of inks in each just to find the old ones might have worked with a bit of persuation.
TIA. :y
IIRC the Epson R300 prints discs does it not?
Maybe the R320.
break me Di where did that come from! :o ::) ;D
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I have dug out a couple of printers.
Epson R300 (5 or 6 ink cartriges)
Epson D80 (3 colours and Black)
Only ever fitted the original cartridges in and both printers arnt printing so assuming the ink/nozzles have dried.
Any idea's on getting them working, not wanting to put a full set of inks in each just to find the old ones might have worked with a bit of persuation.
TIA. :y
IIRC the Epson R300 prints discs does it not?
Maybe the R320.
break me Di where did that come from! :o ::) ;D
What do you mean :question :question
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I have dug out a couple of printers.
Epson R300 (5 or 6 ink cartriges)
Epson D80 (3 colours and Black)
Only ever fitted the original cartridges in and both printers arnt printing so assuming the ink/nozzles have dried.
Any idea's on getting them working, not wanting to put a full set of inks in each just to find the old ones might have worked with a bit of persuation.
TIA. :y
IIRC the Epson R300 prints discs does it not?
Maybe the R320.
break me Di where did that come from! :o ::) ;D
What do you mean :question :question
I'm gonna start calling you Miss Random knowledge :y ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I have dug out a couple of printers.
Epson R300 (5 or 6 ink cartriges)
Epson D80 (3 colours and Black)
Only ever fitted the original cartridges in and both printers arnt printing so assuming the ink/nozzles have dried.
Any idea's on getting them working, not wanting to put a full set of inks in each just to find the old ones might have worked with a bit of persuation.
TIA. :y
IIRC the Epson R300 prints discs does it not?
Maybe the R320.
break me Di where did that come from! :o ::) ;D
What do you mean :question :question
I'm gonna start calling you Miss Random knowledge :y ;D ;D ;D ;D
A long time ago before the days of 2tb hard drives I used to keep all my movies on disc, and I am almost sure that the R300 would allow you to print straight onto discs.
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Spot on Di.
Yes I bought the R300 to create some personal disks and was very impressed with it. Plus I went dor that because it has the LCD display the the R200 doesnt.
Then it got shelved for a while as I mainly use laserjets. Then came a time I needed colour and the R300 had dried up, and yes I have a full set of original spare inks, but dont want to waste them if it doesnt work.
So I bought the D80 or 86 whatever it is.
Now I want to do some colour printing but dont fancy buying another printer, but if I have to it will have to be another CD capable printer.
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I gave away a colour Laserjet a few months ago in a garage clearout.
Wish I had'nt now though.
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you can buy head cleaner cartridges :y
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Must admit, I bought a Xerox ages ago and is still going strong, to replace the toner cartridge is the same cost as the printer, so when it runs out it gets binned. :-/ :-/
But I still have 3 HP's and a Brother to fall back on. ::)
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Try dabbing the heads of the ink catridges onto wet kitchen towel, it encourages the ink to flow, due to capillary action :y ;)
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I have an R300. Nice printer. Does a pretty respectable job on photos, TBH.
I would be inclined to soak the cleaning pad on the right hand side of the platen in isopropyl alcohol or similar and run a couple of nozzle cleaning cycles. See where that gets you.
I have been using mine with a CIS system and ebay inks for a couple of years and it's been fine if in regular use. Leave it for a couple of weeks without use and you're back to square one though.
Kevin
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I have an R300. Nice printer. Does a pretty respectable job on photos, TBH.
I would be inclined to soak the cleaning pad on the right hand side of the platen in isopropyl alcohol or similar and run a couple of nozzle cleaning cycles. See where that gets you.
I have been using mine with a CIS system and ebay inks for a couple of years and it's been fine if in regular use. Leave it for a couple of weeks without use and you're back to square one though.
Kevin
agreed.. :y
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i done mine by taking out the carts & putting a cloth soaked in glass cleaner over the nozzels overnight, then replaced carts & ran through a few cleaning cycles & that sorted it. :y
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I've found meths is quite good for loosening up dried ink on nozzles but the only real solution is to keep using the things (and make sure to park the head properly.
Never had a soft spot for inkjests.
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I've found meths is quite good for loosening up dried ink on nozzles but the only real solution is to keep using the things (and make sure to park the head properly.
Never had a soft spot for inkjests.
No printer is infallible, though. They all have their drawbacks and irritations. At least inkjets are cheap enough that you can regard them as disposable after a couple of years use.
Kevin
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I have an R300. Nice printer. Does a pretty respectable job on photos, TBH.
I would be inclined to soak the cleaning pad on the right hand side of the platen in isopropyl alcohol or similar and run a couple of nozzle cleaning cycles. See where that gets you.
I have been using mine with a CIS system and ebay inks for a couple of years and it's been fine if in regular use. Leave it for a couple of weeks without use and you're back to square one though.
Kevin
Sounds good to me, where can I get some, I have a feeling I have used some inthe past or something similar, can I get it from the chemist.?
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I have an R300. Nice printer. Does a pretty respectable job on photos, TBH.
I would be inclined to soak the cleaning pad on the right hand side of the platen in isopropyl alcohol or similar and run a couple of nozzle cleaning cycles. See where that gets you.
I have been using mine with a CIS system and ebay inks for a couple of years and it's been fine if in regular use. Leave it for a couple of weeks without use and you're back to square one though.
Kevin
Sounds good to me, where can I get some, I have a feeling I have used some inthe past or something similar, can I get it from the chemist.?
Any good pc shop should sell it - called cartridge flush/cleaner.
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I've found meths is quite good for loosening up dried ink on nozzles but the only real solution is to keep using the things (and make sure to park the head properly.
Never had a soft spot for inkjests.
No printer is infallible, though. They all have their drawbacks and irritations. At least inkjets are cheap enough that you can regard them as disposable after a couple of years use.
Kevin
It's more the propensity to smear that I can't stand. Let alone if the document gets wet!
A firm I contracted for gave me some business cards that smudged in my wallet! They were even delivered with separator papers that had to be removed! Totally inappropriate technology for that use.