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Burt wrote:
>Menacetyke - Please pay attention and try to remember what you read - Ar
>probably has a head clog and Art Entlich, on request, freely distributes a
>guide to clearing Epson head clogs with pennies worth of household materials
>and in the privacy of your own home. If Ar likes his printer and an hour of
>his time might restore it to near-new function I don't understand why you
>waste the time to criticize either Art or Ar. I don't know Art Entlich, but
>I did restore an Epson Stylus 900 printer, a real work horse of a printer,
>with his head clog information.
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Then you should ride the horse instead of buying a Canon.
>Why continually diss the guy when he is
>extremely knowledgeable and spends lots of time helping people on this NG.
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>"measekite" <measekite@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:3Rrde.357$5o2.90@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com...
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>>Arthur Entlich wrote:
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>>>Hi Ar,
>>>
>>>I assume you mean non-OEM or 3rd party inks. OEM means "Original
>>>Equipment Manufacturer" which would be Epson in this case.
>>>
>>>Unfortunately, in the Epson line up, there aren't any printers made today
>>>that do not use a chipped cartridge. If you want to keep with Epson, and
>>>want to use 3rd party inks, you will need to either buy the cartridges
>>>prefilled, get them refilled by someone, or buy a chip resetter to refill
>>>them yourself. The newer individual color Epson cartridges are more
>>>involved to refill than the old several color types.
>>>
>>>There are several websites that discuss this.
>>>
>>>Chip resetters can be purchased for s few bucks on eBay these days.
>>>
>>>In other brands, the easiest to refill is Canon. In fact, 3rd party inks
>>>may provide more longevity against fading than Canon's own inks at this
>>>time.
>>>
>>>Don't expect the Canon heads to last anything like 10 years without
>>>replacement.
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>>Who Cares. Would you want to use an inkjet printer that was designed,
>>engineered and built in 1995 today. Of course not. So why do you think
>>you would want to use an inkjet purchased today in 2015. Going even
>>further, there are computers today that only have USB ports so printers
>>that old cannot even be connected unless you get a special card.
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>>>Although Canon is suggesting the heads are longer lasting than other
>>>thermal type (and probably are considerably so) they won't have the
>>>lifespan of a piezo head as used in Epson printers.
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>>But they hopefully will last the economic life of the printer.
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>>>Lastly, your Color STylus, although long in the tooth, and slow, may
>>>still be repairable.
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>>That is not economically justifiable.
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>>>Please email me using the address in the header and request the Epson
>>>Cleaning Manual. I will email you a copy for free, and it may allow you
>>>to revive the yellow head.
>>>
>>>
>>However, doing it yourself might be the only option that makes any sense.
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>>>The original Epson Stylus Color was a well built and rugged machine, and
>>>may give you more years of service if the head can ge dealt with.
>>>
>>>
>>>Art
>>>
>>>Ar Q wrote:
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>>>>My beloved EPSON Color Stylus won't print yellow any more. It has served
>>>>me
>>>>well in the past 10 years. It is time for me to buy a new color printer.
>>>>My
>>>>only requirement is that I can refill with OEM ink. I know that many new
>>>>printers use computer chip to prevent people from doing that. Any
>>>>suggestion?
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