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    Wanted: Empty Ink Cartridge for Stylus Pro 4900

    Looking to make a cleaning cartridge for experiments. if anybody has one or two laying around it would be much useful.
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    A couple questions about using a CISS

    Sorry if this has been covered before, I'm sure it has but I couldn't find it. -Do I need to remove the air filters and replace the rubber caps while not in use? -My CISS came with instructions for remove the air when first installed, the detailed transferring the air to the small chambers at...
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    Well it happened again...

    Dampers themselves seem to be clear. I believe the problem lies in the dampers/manifolds at the ink bays. Any every taken one of these apart?
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    Designjet 500. running out of ink mid print.

    Can I refill the CISS tanks while its printing?
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    Designjet 500. running out of ink mid print.

    What happens if a cartridge (CISS) reports empty or low during a very large print? Can I reset the cartridge and keep printing or will it wreck the print?
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    Well it happened again...

    Sorry no pictures at the moment, my hands are covered in ink in typical fashion. I now believe that the "clogs" people are seeing in these printers are not due to the printhead at all. Let me tell you how I got here. After some time soaking the printhead and fiddling running nozzle checks, I...
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    Well it happened again...

    Signs of life? After soaking the printhead on a wet paper towel alternating between simplegreen and Windex, I have seen little improvement. Cyan has flowed well from the start but everything else is dead. Today the nozzels are starting to show up for the party maybe this is a sign of life...
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    Well it happened again...

    I have had an Epson Stylus Pro 4900 with a clogged printhead come into my life. We weren't trying, it just sort of happened and even though we weren't prepared for this, we are excited about the future that lies ahead. After failing to resurrect a SP 4000 (which is going to be parted out) I...
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information and Submissions

    A dead printhead from an Epson Stylus Pro 4000.
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    Im going to post pictures here. Enjoy.

    Free it was. :(
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    Wanted: Printhead for Epson Stylus Pro 4000

    :frow I'm looking for a printhead for a Epson Stylus Pro 4000 I picked up for free. Not looking to drop much cash on it, could be clogged or something. I'm willing to try unclogging one myself that somebody gave up on, unfortunately the one I have dead :(. I found the nozzle plate to be...
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    Epson Stylus Pro 4000

    Anybody want to part ways with a printhead for a stylus pro 4000?
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    Epson Stylus Pro 4000

    I managed to disable the ink counters in the service menu. I've read that some people cant do it on these which i think may be due to a firmware update I dont have on this machine. I also found I am able to reset the maintenance cart through the service menu. Disable ink counters I might...
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    Epson Stylus Pro 4000

    This is good to know. Im thinking I will fill the carts I have with cleaning solution and start there. should be enough ink left in them to be able to see them printing. If all is well I'll get some 220ml carts and ink.
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    Im going to post pictures here. Enjoy.

    I dont! :idunno Going to start firing off Canvas Giclee's on the DJ500 using photos from the mars rovers here soon... Huge gallery wrapped prints over wood stretchers. Links to the store pages coming soon! :frow as for the SP4000, posters? dunno yet. It was free. :lol:
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