Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have used distilled water for recalcitrant heads-no harm of it doesn?t work ric > On Jan 26, 2021, at 11:41 AM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> > wrote: > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information