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 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