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I've got and Epson 3000 that I want to covert to B&W, but the black print
head refuses to print, period! The Yellow Magenta and Cyan heads print
flawlessly
I've used windex tricks and everything else I have read. I've disassembled
it, removed the black head, placed it on a windex dampened papertowel, and
also used filtered windex with a gravity flow technique from a piece of
plastic tubing attached to the the inlet and the nozzles aren't blocked at
all with ink or anything else for that matter
Nozzle checks from both the printers control panel and within the printer
utility yeild the same results, not output at all from the black printhead.
Any clues as to the price of a new black print head in Australia, haven't
been able to call Epson during the long weekend, which has been my first
opportunity to go through all of the possible solutions to the problem.
I can't afford to pay for a service, and dont need to when it comes to
assembly disassembly, re-alignment etc, but the dilemma of the source of the
problem is frustrating and buying a new printhead if un-needed wil leave me
short of cash to replace anything else should that not cure the problem.
(I'm short of cash period at the moment-so yet another piece of hardware
malfunctions, isn't it always the way)
BTW I've just been using normal dye based inks so this isn't related to
pigment clogs etc.
The printer thinks it's printing properly, which draws me to the conclusion
that it is most likely the print head, but I don't want to jump to any
incorrect assumptions.
Is there a way to definitively test that the black print head is dead and
not the electronics from the printer internals before I spring for a new
print head, any advice or similar experiences appreciated.
Thanks
Glenn
for replies
mailto:glennrbarry@optusnet.com.au
I've got and Epson 3000 that I want to covert to B&W, but the black print
head refuses to print, period! The Yellow Magenta and Cyan heads print
flawlessly
I've used windex tricks and everything else I have read. I've disassembled
it, removed the black head, placed it on a windex dampened papertowel, and
also used filtered windex with a gravity flow technique from a piece of
plastic tubing attached to the the inlet and the nozzles aren't blocked at
all with ink or anything else for that matter
Nozzle checks from both the printers control panel and within the printer
utility yeild the same results, not output at all from the black printhead.
Any clues as to the price of a new black print head in Australia, haven't
been able to call Epson during the long weekend, which has been my first
opportunity to go through all of the possible solutions to the problem.
I can't afford to pay for a service, and dont need to when it comes to
assembly disassembly, re-alignment etc, but the dilemma of the source of the
problem is frustrating and buying a new printhead if un-needed wil leave me
short of cash to replace anything else should that not cure the problem.
(I'm short of cash period at the moment-so yet another piece of hardware
malfunctions, isn't it always the way)
BTW I've just been using normal dye based inks so this isn't related to
pigment clogs etc.
The printer thinks it's printing properly, which draws me to the conclusion
that it is most likely the print head, but I don't want to jump to any
incorrect assumptions.
Is there a way to definitively test that the black print head is dead and
not the electronics from the printer internals before I spring for a new
print head, any advice or similar experiences appreciated.
Thanks
Glenn
for replies
mailto:glennrbarry@optusnet.com.au
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