Recent content by Ink stained Fingers

Microwaves - thanks for the tip - I might give it a try with the next long term fading test - whenever; I just will keep this test going .

Sorry , but I have a small problem - you are posting a crop of a nozzle check print printing the firmware version and the serial number - with black ink, and a printhead creating such a fuzzy print needs some cleaning - at least for the black channel even if the other ink channels are working...

The fuzzy print in the cropped nozzle check print above is as clear sign that some cleaning is necessary. And a printhead alignment can only be done with a clean and complete nozzle check, it does not help to fix fuzzy prints but only cleaning would.

You need to do a complete printhead cleanup - flushing the nozzles. There are various videos like this one showing the necessary steps.

Hairsprays differ quite a lot how the nozzles create a fine or very fine and homogenious fog, and spraying may need a little bit of exercise to control the density, but it's an overall easy exercise. Hairsparys differ by the overall acryl substance density - bottles in Europe are marked with...

Le me update the upper table after another year - the complete fading of patchsheets after 2 years. It is interesting to see that the paper type very much defines whether colors shift less with the OEM 106 ink or the 3rd party InkTec inks. The amount of fading in an album or similar is...

Give hairspray a try - as a test - just use the regular one not the strong stuff which is weatherresistant etc. You should test various brands - the nozzles are different and create a different type of fog . The hairspray works like the Canon chroma optimizer , it increases the gamut and very...

An Epson printer needs to print - somewhat regularly or it'll clog. There are plenty videos on Youtube showing how unclog/flush a printhead like this one and more.

Please print a nozzle check and post it here; are you using Epson cartridges or do you do refill ? What is the usage rate for your printer - frequently - regularly or idling most of the time ? I assume you are reporting the issue on your listed XP-8700 ?

I'm using a WF-2010W to test inks - dye and pigment, and use several sets of type 16 cartridges with ARC chips to swap inks as needed; the printer did 24 000 pages so far

Please print a nozzle check, scan it and post it here.

I think I need to repost this paper again - published by Epson longer time ago describing technically what is happening inside a Canon printhead but this in marketing speech. Canon printheads can be cleaned but there is no way to rejuvenate the nozzles itself, and there is no internal counter...

A printhead printing out of the box that bad is a warranty case - you rather should claim warranty via the Ebay system to get your money back, and not trying to get it working. Your nozzle check print should be evidence enough.

@Paul Verizzo - you may have a look to this thread discussing the option to run pigment inks on the ET-8550. https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/epson-ecotank-et-8550-pigment-instead-of-dye-inks.16196/post-140304 There are practically no mechanical or electrical - with chips -...

This CR30 appears to be quite an interesting spectro; is there any calibration mode - or a reference tile as with the XRite spectros ? Let me compare the profiles with a profile I did some time ago with the Action glossy paper on my ET-8550 running with Epson 106 inks; I was using an A5 patch...