On 3/6/2016 12:30 PM, mike wilson wrote:
On 06 March 2016 at 01:08 Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
This is a side discussion to Ann's purchase of a lightly used R2400. I
agreed with Mike Wilson's caution, but not necessarily his view of
"Irrecoverably". Using Epson's print head cleaning utility is
guaranteed to use up a lot of ink, if not actually unclog the print
head.
I like (much better) this guy's tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1hxljJhi9M
His use of aquarium pump tubing as a reservoir/sight glass is ingenious.
Also worthwhile is his formula for DIY Inkjet print head cleaner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHUQAZFdTOM
With these techniques in your pocket you may find a real bargain out
there, even if the printer doesn't work perfectly when you purchase
it.
I can only go by my own experience. Two very expensive printers (and a cheaper
one) failed due to head clogging that Epson's procedures would not clear.
Having access to a large variety of chemicals, I used internet knowledge to
try
a number of different options. No success. Finally, for the last machine, I
found a recently damaged one that had a good head. Over a week, I swapped the
head only to find that Epson has the neat little trick of killing the printer if
you access the head. This can only be fixed by some firmware kludge that only
Epson engineers know. I couldn't find it on the internet. So I then had the
choice of paying about 2/3rds of the new cost for Epson to replace the head (no
nearby agent, of course) or walking away. It was one of the best walks of my
life.
In my ever so humble opinion, inkjet printers are the spawn of the devil and the
fact that they print anything at all is nothing short of a miracle.
I think it depends on the volume of prints. If you're printing EVERY
day, they might make sense. I don't, and anyway, I'm not a fan of
ink-jet prints.
I like prints from the RA4 process (aka C-prints). For the few items I
feel like printing, it makes sense to send them out.
Fortunately, for anything up to 12x18, I don't think Costco can be beat.
Plus, I live near one of the Costco stores where the operator knows how
to print 12x36 panos. Not all of them do.
And any time I want to go larger than 12x18 there are a couple of "pro
labs" locally.
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