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whoever

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Dec 8, 2000, 9:54:45 AM12/8/00
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Had the same printer and the same problem. The thing's stuck in a closet
now 'cause I can't bring myself to throw it away. Bought a cheap HP to
take it's place. Print quality comparable, plus I don't have to listen
to my ink and time getting wasted with head cleaning every time I want
to print something.

Stan Mlekodaj wrote:
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> I have a Stylus 400. It got clogged up and i tried everything. After reading
> some reviews ive noticed a few people who have said that all Epsons have
> this problem because the printheads never get replaced, just the ink. Is
> this true? Can anyone confirm/oppose this?

Jan Alter

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Dec 8, 2000, 7:17:19 AM12/8/00
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Hi,
 
                                             The Epson Commandments
 
1. Epsons should be run on the average of once a week to avoid any traces of head clogging.
 
2.No cartridge should be left in them for more than 6 months without replacing it with a fresh one as the alcohol evaporates in them and can make the ink thicker possibly causing a head clog.
 
3.They should always be turned on and off from their power button rather than a power strip to alow the head to park itself over the ink sponge to keep the head wet and ink from drying on it.
 
4. If using a compatible cartridge the ink should be of a reliable quality that approaches Epson's.
 
Follow these procedures and you should have no head clogs..... period.
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Road Runner wrote:

Utter Crap the best printer you can get plus HP Head corrode up..

DO NOT POWER OFF THE PRINTER at the MAIN's and print the cloged head test once
a week..

Eric

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Dec 8, 2000, 2:45:00 PM12/8/00
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Stan Mlekodaj wrote:

> I have a Stylus 400. It got clogged up and i tried everything. After reading
> some reviews ive noticed a few people who have said that all Epsons have
> this problem because the printheads never get replaced, just the ink. Is
> this true? Can anyone confirm/oppose this?

I've had my 740 for two years now. No clogging problems yet.

Yuji Sakuma

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Dec 8, 2000, 5:02:55 PM12/8/00
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Hello Jan,

Sounds to me like owning a cow that has to be milked every day.  Who wants to be a farmer these days?

Regards,

Yuji Sakuma

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Jan Alter wrote:

Hi,                                              The Epson Commandments 1. Epsons should be run on the average of once a week to avoid any traces of head clogging. --<snip>--
 

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Stan Mlekodaj

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Dec 8, 2000, 5:19:54 PM12/8/00
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I dont think I'll be getting another Epson although the 860 looks nice and
is quiet supposedly. Plus I'M SICK of Epson head cleaning after a couple
days of sitting. I'll be going with a HP 840 this time.


m...@here.com

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Dec 8, 2000, 5:39:20 PM12/8/00
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I don't print a whole lot with inkjets any more, but I wouldn't
buy the 840. Make sure you know what you get with the HP 840.

Stan Mlekodaj

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Dec 8, 2000, 6:19:50 PM12/8/00
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What do u mean make sure i know what i get? Accessories?

Patrick Vick

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Dec 8, 2000, 6:06:18 PM12/8/00
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> Utter Crap the best printer you can get plus HP Head corrode up..

Um, what?


m...@here.com

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Dec 8, 2000, 9:28:26 PM12/8/00
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Stan Mlekodaj <mlek...@uiuc.edu> wrote:
> What do u mean make sure i know what i get? Accessories?

It can only use the half filled cartridges.

Rickbuble

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Dec 9, 2000, 7:00:25 AM12/9/00
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>Stan Mlekodaj wrote:
>>
>> I have a Stylus 400. It got clogged up and i tried everything. After
>reading
>> some reviews ive noticed a few people who have said that all Epsons have
>> this problem because the printheads never get replaced, just the ink. Is
>> this true? Can anyone confirm/oppose this?
>
>

I got tired of my Epson Stylus Photo clogging. I tried every, and I mean
every, head cleaning tip in this news group and others. All I accomplished was
consuming a huge quantity of ink with no unclogiing of my black head. Then,
the color heads stopped printing!! ARGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Can't bring myself to throw the printer out--currently unsing it as a doorstop.
You folks swithching to the 870/1270 have a real treat instore--clogged heads
and orange shift!!!

I switched to a Canon BJC 8200--where have you been all of my life?? Six
individual ink tanks (wow) and NO FU$%ING clogs! I know you Epson devotees
will try to tell me that that Canon prints fade and that the Epsons produce
better photos, but, guess what? All photos ultimately fade! And I will put my
Canon prints printed on Canon Photo Pro Glossy up against any Epson print!

I think people who stick with Epsons are essentially masochists!!


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JH Preston

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Dec 10, 2000, 12:08:32 PM12/10/00
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                                             The Epson Commandments
> snip
4. If using a compatible cartridge the ink should be of a reliable quality that approaches Epson's.
 
 
Hi Jan . .
I've found that after refilling cartridges 3 times its necessary to buy genuine Epson's to get rid of the 'clogging up'
So, from yr experience, whats a RELIABLE quality ink for Epson nowadays with so many 'compatibles' on the market (UK sources if poss.) ??
Regards   Jim
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ph

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Dec 10, 2000, 4:07:38 PM12/10/00
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                                             The Epson Commandments
> snip
4. If using a compatible cartridge the ink should be of a reliable quality that approaches Epson's.
 
 
Hi Jan . .
I've found that after refilling cartridges 3 times its necessary to buy genuine Epson's to get rid of the 'clogging up'
So, from yr experience, whats a RELIABLE quality ink for Epson nowadays with so many 'compatibles' on the market (UK sources if poss.) ??
Regards   Jim
 
Just my 2p worth, over the years Iv'e had the epson 600, epson photo and now the 1270, I have only ever used epson cartridges and have never suffered a blocked head , well not on a printer anyway
 
PH

wn

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Dec 10, 2000, 7:37:04 PM12/10/00
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I had an Epson Stylus color 800 and after two years it started to get clogs every day. I had only used Epson cartridges until then. The clogs got so bad that I couldn't use it any more and ended up buying another printer. I won't throw it away but will continue to try to clean the heads so that they will work.

Dennis

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Dec 14, 2000, 3:47:23 PM12/14/00
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Stan Mlekodaj wrote:

> I have a Stylus 400. It got clogged up and i tried everything. After reading
> some reviews ive noticed a few people who have said that all Epsons have
> this problem because the printheads never get replaced, just the ink. Is
> this true? Can anyone confirm/oppose this?

I have been using the Piezo technology based color printers since they
introduced the 600/800 Color Stylus printers many years ago. I have at home a
old 800 that never gets used maybe one a month and has never clogged. I have
used at work all the various photo printers from the 700, 750/1200, 870/1270 and
the 9000P. Only one printer (700 Photo) showed a clog that was immediately
cleaned w/ one cleaning cycle. So in my experience not all Epson printers get
clogged. The longest unused Epson printer I personally "saw" print from extended
inactivity was a 600 Color Stylus that had been put up in a closet for 7 months
which was donated to our local private school, it didn't require no extra head
cleaning after it started up and to date that 6 year old printer has never
clogged. It is about as reliable to ask do all marriages end in divorces
nowadays. Everyone has different experiences.


Lysette

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Dec 15, 2000, 10:30:06 AM12/15/00
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I agree that all EPSON's always get clogged , I have my stylus color 640
I hate it , It completely clogged all the time , so i have to clean the print head
every time before printing .


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Dennis

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Dec 15, 2000, 12:26:52 PM12/15/00
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Lysette wrote:
I agree that all EPSON's always get clogged , I have my stylus color 640
I hate it , It completely clogged all the time , so i have to clean the print head
every time before printing .
 
How can you make such a statement? Have you contacted every Epson owner? No you haven't.  Because you missed my post I have some that have never clogged in over 5 years with no use for periods of up 6 months and even with out dated ink. (9% of all our Epson printers here at work have never "ever" clogged and yes some have had a clogged jet but in all our cases the clog was cleaned with a click of a button. Your bias post lacks creditability and destroys your creditability.
 
 
 

Eric

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Dec 15, 2000, 2:12:00 PM12/15/00
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Lysette wrote:

> I agree that all EPSON's always get clogged , I have my stylus color 640
> I hate it , It completely clogged all the time , so i have to clean the print head
> every time before printing .

I have had a Epson 740 for two years. Never had a clog. I use only
Epson Ink, BTW.

EK

Edward W. Thompson

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Dec 16, 2000, 9:48:11 AM12/16/00
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Had a Colour 600 now for more than two years. Mine hasn't clogged.

On Fri, 15 Dec 2000 15:30:06 -0000, Lysette <toply...@hotmail.com>
wrote:

G.Reif

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Dec 17, 2000, 1:59:28 AM12/17/00
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I have an Epson PhotoEX at work that does not get used often and was clgging
when turned on or used after weeks of sitting. I cleaned the cups that seal
up to the printhead in the rest position with q-tip and iso alcohol, and as
much of the bottom of the printhead as I could get at. This got off the
dried ink that was hanging out so the cups could seal again, and now no more
problems!
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FredBillie

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Dec 17, 2000, 5:56:53 AM12/17/00
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<< From: Lysette toply...@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, Dec 15, 2000 9:30 AM
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I have had an original Epson Stylus, currently an Epson 740 and 900 and I do
not get ink clogs.

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