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    My exploding ink bottles

    There was a big mess at the back of the drawer where I keep my ink. This set of five bottles had all failed in the identical way. They were 5 or 6 years old and hadn't been overtightened. The caps all just cracked around the top and released the contents. Contrary to my caption I don't think...
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    Epson R285 dropping blobs of ink

    I was given this printer which was used briefly then stored for a few months. I fitted a new set of auto-reset cartridges and cleared some blocked nozzles. It now gives a perfect nozzle check and prints really well apart from one thing. It drops big blobs of ink randomly on the paper. I can't...
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    Pictures of purge unit from iP3000

    I just wanted to share some pictures of the purge unit from my ip3000. I've learned a lot of useful stuff on this forum and maybe posting this information will help someone else. For those that don't know, the purge unit is a vacuum pump that sucks ink through the printhead to keep it clear of...
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