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| Thread ID: 46361 | 2004-06-21 04:43:00 | Excess Ink lines / epson printer wont clean | beetle (243) | Press F1 |
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| 246529 | 2004-06-24 02:42:00 | :) um as in other posts on this thread ..... they are new cartridges.... thats what caused the problems in the first place. too much ink, now it has gone to the opposite end of the scale. not enough ink. beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 246530 | 2004-06-24 03:51:00 | Does the printer have a Toolbox with a estimated ink level reading?, suggest reset from draft to best and run a test page, not up with epsom printers but can you remove cartridge and gently dab the head on a tissue to check there is ink at the head. | FrankS (257) | ||
| 246531 | 2004-06-24 04:15:00 | > Buy a new cartridge - if that dont work buy a new > printer. Agree, it sounds like the cartridge is faulty. The only way to check this is to swap the cartridge for another and so some test pages, although the faulty cartridge may have left a residue of excess ink in the well which is going to keep causing problems until it is cleaned out. Unfortunately this is not a cheap option, but you did mention that the problem started when you put in the new cartridge. |
andrew93 (249) | ||
| 246532 | 2004-06-24 04:16:00 | ...in addition to "so"ing some test pages, you may also want to do some too! :D |
andrew93 (249) | ||
| 246533 | 2004-06-24 04:23:00 | > how can you distinguish a white line on a white peice > of paper???? I just gotta clear this up beetle.:| Imagine a page of Bs like this: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Now imagine what you would see if the nozzles that print the horizontal line in the middle of the - > B<- were not firing. You would see a top half and a bottom half of each B with the middle missing, i.e. there would be a white line (no black ink) through the middle of each line of print. This effect can appear anywhere in a line, hence you can get white streaks (white paper showing) through the middle of the text, or anywhere else that black ink should be, but isn't. I wasn't trying to bamboozle you, and nor did I take offence at your reply. I just hadn't explained myself properly the first time. Sorry to hear your problems persist. To be brutally honest, if needed for business use I would buy an HP laser, they print so much faster and are much more economic to run. For colour I would buy a Canon for the reliability and lower ink costs. Sorry, but I wouldn't buy an Epson to save my life. Judging by what I read on PF1, they seem to have problems in several different areas. And always buy printers with separate ink cartridges, they let you run each cartridge dry before replacing. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 246534 | 2004-06-24 04:35:00 | > To be brutally > honest, if needed for business use I would buy an HP > laser, they print so much faster and are much more > economic to run. Hear hear! |
andrew93 (249) | ||
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