Recent content by CZM8

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind when I take the printer apart!

Thank you for your input and thanks for verifying which part I need! I'm going to go ahead and order it so that I have it ready for when I have time to rip the printer apart! :)

I have not. I've been busy and haven't had time to take the printer apart yet. If you go further with this, may I ask that you update this thread so other people in the future with the same problem have some info to go on?

Yes, I am the original owner of this printer. The original photo black cartridge leaked out during "normal" use. I had not seen any marks on my prints but the ink must have leaked out when the head was parked.

Hi guys, I have an Epson 3880 where the photo black ink leaks. I found this out when I was printing and even though the printer said the photo black cartridge was still half full it didn't print black at all. I pulled the cartridge out and weighed it and it weighed even less than a cartridge...

That sounds like what happened to my printer. I just got a replacement photo black cartridge so I will try it to see if it also self drains. I will weigh it new and also weigh the maintance tank and then then check this every day to see if the weight of each changes. I wouldn't mind doing the...

Yes, there is a lot of ink int he maintenance tank but I did a lot of nozzle checks and cleaning cycles thinking my printer had a clog BEFORE I found out that it was in fact due to a mysteriously empty cartridge.

I have an Epson Stylus Pro 3880 printer which has served me well for many years but I recently had a big problem with it. I was about ¾ of the way through printing a large print when I noticed that the blacks (Photo Black) were not printing. This was strange because I had just finished a test...