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| Thread ID: 33118 | 2003-05-07 11:52:00 | Old printer repairs | bob_doe_nz (92) | Press F1 |
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| 142161 | 2003-05-07 11:52:00 | does anyone know where i can get my old printer repaired in auckland? its an epson stylus 820. about 7-8 years old. it seems that the carriage mechanism itself is bung. the output is fuzzy. cleaned the printer head with isopropyl alcohol which helped a bit. still fuzzy. know of any places anyone? what about prices? |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 142162 | 2003-05-07 12:21:00 | Unless you have already done so, try cleaning the bar that the printer heads/ink cartridges slide on, then lubricate it with a light smear of oil. (I believe that someone on press f1 used ordinary cooking oil with some success). My brother fixed his Epsom printer by lubricating the bar after it had started making clunking noises and shuddering its way along the slider bar. Cheers :) |
exLL (515) | ||
| 142163 | 2003-05-07 12:32:00 | >My brother fixed his Epsom > printer by lubricating the bar............... Oops, spelling! He didn't use Epsom Salts though, as it was an Epson Printer. Time to take a dose of salts and off to bed I think. :D |
exLL (515) | ||
| 142164 | 2003-05-07 12:57:00 | To be honest Bob, if exLL's advice doesn't help, it would be far cheaper and easier to buy a new printer. At 7-8 years there are no spares around and I sincerely doubt that anybody competent to carry out a repair would be much interested in trying. If they were, you probably wouldn't be interested in the price! I had a quote of over $200 for a minor repair to an HP laserjet less than 3 years old. I would have fixed it myself but they wouldn't sell me the part at trade! Now it is used for draft printing to spare my new laser some of the workload. Cheers |
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