Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As far as I can see Windex isn't available on this side of The Pond. What is the relevant ingredient the alcohols or the ani-ioninc surfactants. If it's the former I imagine that the LUG would suggest a good single malt as a viable alternative! ;-) Peter On 26/01/2021 16:29, Howard Ritter via LUG wrote: > I have one, and have successfully used Windex sprayed on the print heads > and left to sit a while before running the Head Cleaning routine, perhaps > repeating the cycle several times. Well worth the effort for this pricey > and capable printer. Once it?s running again, make a point of printing a > head alignment test sheet every week. It consumes very little ink and it > keeps the ink from becoming inspissated in the nozzles. > > ?howard > >> On Jan26, 2021, at 1108, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> It is a fantastic printer, so worth the effort. I had two of them, one >> after the other. Go to an Epson repair centre and get an estimate of what >> is required to get it functioning - if it has a badly clogged head, you >> might not be able to do much, but replace the heads, which would cost >> about >> 40% of the original cost of the printer. There are other accepted ways to >> try and release the clogs from the print heads, usually with ammonia based >> compounds like Windex, but I have never done it. You can google for >> hundreds of hits of advice for this! >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 9:17 PM Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Some years ago I bought an Epson Stylus Pro 3880. For various reasons it >>> never got more than a couple of dozen prints through it. Can anyone tell >>> me whether or not it can be put back into service after a long (4 yr) >>> hibernation and what it would likely take to do it? >>> >>> I really only want to use it for B&W, but may occasionally need colour. >>> >>> TIA >>> >>> Peter >>> -- >>> >>> Dr. Peter Dzwig >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Dr. Peter Dzwig