Epson R300 ink pad access for cleaning
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From: Nigel Andrews on 28 Jun 2007 12:56 I have the Epson service manual (in PDF) for this printer, but it is a bit 'grey' as to where the ink pads are that need to be cleaned. This printer has had the counter reset a few times and is now starting to overflow 'waste' ink! I am hoping to be able to clean/wash the pads, stop the overflow and extend the life of the printer. I can see some pads from the top, at the right with a criss cross wire grid and also a larger pad at the left end. But as the waste tube goes down into the bottom of the printer I guess the pad I really need to clean is down there. Can you give me any guidance as to where I need to look? The maintenance manual is quite detailed and if it needs full disassembly I believe the manual will help me do that. Thanks Nigel
From: Arthur Entlich on 29 Jun 2007 00:52 The waste ink pads are at the base of the printer, and fill much of the bottom of the printer. the ones I think you refer to are the cleaning stations which are attached to tubes that direct the waste ink into these larger waste pads via gravity and or the vacuum pump. What some people have done (usually before it gets so bad that the printer is leaking) is they add an extension to the waste ink tube and feed it out of the printer and to a small bottle. That way you don't have to deal with cleaning the pads. What you may choose to do is to remove and discard the ink pads and either not replace them at all (and use that extended tube I was speaking of) or just place part of a disposable diaper on the bottom of the printer to replace the waste ink pads you removed. Quite honestly, cleaning the pads on the newer printers is a bit of a disaster. The new style pads don't hold together very well when they are cleaned and it is a VERY messy job, also it means all that ink ends up in the waster waste stream. It is probably better to just wrap the pads up in a leak-proof plastic bag and discard them with non-organic waste. Art Nigel Andrews wrote: > I have the Epson service manual (in PDF) for this printer, but it is a bit > 'grey' as to where the ink pads are that need to be cleaned. > > This printer has had the counter reset a few times and is now starting to > overflow 'waste' ink! I am hoping to be able to clean/wash the pads, stop > the overflow and extend the life of the printer. > > I can see some pads from the top, at the right with a criss cross wire grid > and also a larger pad at the left end. But as the waste tube goes down into > the bottom of the printer I guess the pad I really need to clean is down > there. > Can you give me any guidance as to where I need to look? > > The maintenance manual is quite detailed and if it needs full disassembly I > believe the manual will help me do that. > > Thanks > > Nigel > >
From: Nigel Andrews on 29 Jun 2007 04:27 Thanks for those tips and advice. I will give that a long think. I have seen people write about the extended tube idea and may give it a try. Were there any particular points to note, apart from the obvious like making sure the tube is clear!? Looking at the layout it seems that I may still have to substantially dismantle the printer to get the tube disconnected from below. Thanks again Nigel "Arthur Entlich" <e-printerhelp(a)mvps.org> wrote in message news:ie0hi.71967$xq1.46125(a)pd7urf1no... > The waste ink pads are at the base of the printer, and fill much of the > bottom of the printer. the ones I think you refer to are the cleaning > stations which are attached to tubes that direct the waste ink into these > larger waste pads via gravity and or the vacuum pump. > > What some people have done (usually before it gets so bad that the printer > is leaking) is they add an extension to the waste ink tube and feed it out > of the printer and to a small bottle. That way you don't have to deal > with cleaning the pads. What you may choose to do is to remove and > discard the ink pads and either not replace them at all (and use that > extended tube I was speaking of) or just place part of a disposable diaper > on the bottom of the printer to replace the waste ink pads you removed. > > Quite honestly, cleaning the pads on the newer printers is a bit of a > disaster. The new style pads don't hold together very well when they are > cleaned and it is a VERY messy job, also it means all that ink ends up in > the waster waste stream. It is probably better to just wrap the pads up > in a leak-proof plastic bag and discard them with non-organic waste. > > Art > > Nigel Andrews wrote: >> I have the Epson service manual (in PDF) for this printer, but it is a >> bit 'grey' as to where the ink pads are that need to be cleaned. >> >> This printer has had the counter reset a few times and is now starting to >> overflow 'waste' ink! I am hoping to be able to clean/wash the pads, stop >> the overflow and extend the life of the printer. >> >> I can see some pads from the top, at the right with a criss cross wire >> grid and also a larger pad at the left end. But as the waste tube goes >> down into the bottom of the printer I guess the pad I really need to >> clean is down there. >> Can you give me any guidance as to where I need to look? >> >> The maintenance manual is quite detailed and if it needs full disassembly >> I believe the manual will help me do that. >> >> Thanks >> >> Nigel
From: Arthur Entlich on 29 Jun 2007 06:46 Some models, and the R300 is one can be easily transformed through the little hatch door in the back. Here's an explanation and some jpegs in mixed in that you can click on to explain: http://forums.steves-digicams.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=51595&forum_id=40 Here is another: http://www.ezciss.com/waste.html I think between the two, you can see how it has been done. Art Nigel Andrews wrote: > Thanks for those tips and advice. I will give that a long think. > > I have seen people write about the extended tube idea and may give it a try. > Were there any particular points to note, apart from the obvious like making > sure the tube is clear!? > > Looking at the layout it seems that I may still have to substantially > dismantle the printer to get the tube disconnected from below. > > Thanks again > Nigel > > > "Arthur Entlich" <e-printerhelp(a)mvps.org> wrote in message > news:ie0hi.71967$xq1.46125(a)pd7urf1no... > >>The waste ink pads are at the base of the printer, and fill much of the >>bottom of the printer. the ones I think you refer to are the cleaning >>stations which are attached to tubes that direct the waste ink into these >>larger waste pads via gravity and or the vacuum pump. >> >>What some people have done (usually before it gets so bad that the printer >>is leaking) is they add an extension to the waste ink tube and feed it out >>of the printer and to a small bottle. That way you don't have to deal >>with cleaning the pads. What you may choose to do is to remove and >>discard the ink pads and either not replace them at all (and use that >>extended tube I was speaking of) or just place part of a disposable diaper >>on the bottom of the printer to replace the waste ink pads you removed. >> >>Quite honestly, cleaning the pads on the newer printers is a bit of a >>disaster. The new style pads don't hold together very well when they are >>cleaned and it is a VERY messy job, also it means all that ink ends up in >>the waster waste stream. It is probably better to just wrap the pads up >>in a leak-proof plastic bag and discard them with non-organic waste. >> >>Art >> >>Nigel Andrews wrote: >> >>>I have the Epson service manual (in PDF) for this printer, but it is a >>>bit 'grey' as to where the ink pads are that need to be cleaned. >>> >>>This printer has had the counter reset a few times and is now starting to >>>overflow 'waste' ink! I am hoping to be able to clean/wash the pads, stop >>>the overflow and extend the life of the printer. >>> >>>I can see some pads from the top, at the right with a criss cross wire >>>grid and also a larger pad at the left end. But as the waste tube goes >>>down into the bottom of the printer I guess the pad I really need to >>>clean is down there. >>>Can you give me any guidance as to where I need to look? >>> >>>The maintenance manual is quite detailed and if it needs full disassembly >>>I believe the manual will help me do that. >>> >>>Thanks >>> >>>Nigel > > >
From: thoss on 29 Jun 2007 07:01
At 04:52:30 on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 Arthur Entlich opined:- >What some people have done (usually before it gets so bad that the >printer is leaking) is they add an extension to the waste ink tube and >feed it out of the printer and to a small bottle. That way you don't >have to deal with cleaning the pads. What you may choose to do is to >remove and discard the ink pads and either not replace them at all (and >use that extended tube I was speaking of) or just place part of a >disposable diaper on the bottom of the printer to replace the waste ink >pads you removed. I have a Canon ip4000. Do you know if it is possible to do something similar on this printer? -- Thoss |