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From: David on 2 Jan 2010 19:06 In article <drache-80EE24.15222102012010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> wrote: > In article <jollyroger-88B60B.15091702012010(a)news.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > In article <020120101051329338%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>, > > nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > > > > > In article <jollyroger-6E5BBD.10301102012010(a)news.individual.net>, > > > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: You're just going to have to accept the fact that > > various Epson printers have, can, and do clog up with _normal use_. > > Otherwise, you're only going to make yourself look rather silly. > > And you never used anything but Epson ink? Cheap ink will clog even > the best printer. With the epson I gave away due to continuous clogging it was using the original cartridges supplied with the printer. David
From: erilar on 2 Jan 2010 19:17 In article <020120101345396837%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > just because it happened to you doesn't mean it happens to everyone. if > so many people really did have clog problems, epson printers would not > sell very well, yet they do. The only time I had a bad clog problem with my Epson was the one time I bought non-Epson ink. -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist http://www.chibardun.net/~erilarlo
From: erilar on 2 Jan 2010 19:19 In article <jollyroger-C4E8DB.15452502012010(a)news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > I'm quite sure it will outlast your cheap-o Epson. ; ) Let me know when it passes 11 years. -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist http://www.chibardun.net/~erilarlo
From: nospam on 2 Jan 2010 19:22 In article <drache-CB76DD.18172702012010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, erilar <drache(a)chibardun.net.invalid> wrote: > > just because it happened to you doesn't mean it happens to everyone. if > > so many people really did have clog problems, epson printers would not > > sell very well, yet they do. > > The only time I had a bad clog problem with my Epson was the one time I > bought non-Epson ink. *some* non-epson ink can clog, not all. there are a number of specialty inks that work very well, but they're not dirt cheap, which is usually why people buy off brand ink. also, recent printers have smaller nozzles which means crappy ink is more likely to clog.
From: nospam on 2 Jan 2010 19:23
In article <postings-6FC84D.10534903012010(a)news.bigpond.com>, David <postings(a)REMOVE-TO-REPLYconfidential-counselling.com> wrote: > > they don't clog in normal use > > True, while they are in use - but leave them sitting for a week and you > have to clean the heads. did you turn the printer off after using it, or was it on the entire week? when off, the heads park on a waste pad, effectively sealing them. if you left it on, then you probably will get a clog. |