Recent content by W. Fisher

See my post here: https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/running-a-3880-without-llk-fixing-a-llk-leak.17164/#post-146487

Sounds like that pesky Photo Black/Matte Black ink switch has failed. A cheap $19 part (I bought two of them given a friend's needs one after I spent a day trying to run down the black ink leak issues with it.), but it has an enormous labor charge - which is the cost of the printer - just to...

Try cleaning all the contacts on both the ink carts and in their printer port. I use a fiberglass scratch brush and Deoxit Gold sold in some music stores for plugs and jacks. Sometimes on mine I need to put a thin piece of felt or fleece under the cart to lift it a bit to make contact with the...

I've been using the Cone chips on a set of refillable carts for a decade on a couple of 3880s that are still running well. The Cone chip must be matched to the ink cart that has the OEM chip placed under it. No resetter needed (other than the maintenance cart one). One bug I found was at...

I run three printers that are maybe 30 feet away from the computer via long USB cable. I had to add a USB power booster hub that plugs into the wall AC outlet 24/7 and has four USB-A outlet ports plus the input one from the computer on it. Works fine and has been in operation for maybe a...

Aliexpress.com was where I got my Epson parts from. I didn't need a service software or found it then, but I did get some initial error code when I put the first one back together. It was some connector that wasn't seated right. I also forgot to connect some wire around the maintenance pump...

Still here. Both my 3880's are still running well ( 6 years later since this post began, and maybe now 12-13 years old and still both are working! ). Just I make double certain any heavy-weight paper has been de-curled on a PVC pipe as best as possible. I also NEVER use the matte black ink -...

Windows 11 sucks for professional printing so keep your Windows 10 around for any serious color printing. X-rite is still stumped and I've sent them all my data and profiled prints. X-rite put out a new i1Profiler version last week (Still bad.) and MSI put out a new driver for the NvIdia 5090...

Welcome and have fun with the 8550. I'd like to have one but I got six printers now, but when one of them dies.... I think Epson made a smart move on the Ecotanks. Many people stayed away from printing as costs were too high for ink carts. Likely made a lot of bad prints or ones with off...

If you went through the amount of time I've spent tackling this issue, you might understand all the possibilities that may be involved. Trying to figure out where and why is part of it. I may be more color critical than most too, but I have worked in a photo lab and often was surprised at what...

Yes, I started with the Epson Windows 11 drivers, but a lot of their selections included a lot of networks things and some printer reporting or possible firmware updating which I did not want as Jon Cone mentioned that may disable my ability to use third-party inks and lock it down further. I...

OMG! Thanks for that John! Guess I finally got to the end about using Windows 10 and not using Windows 11 for profile making. Least I can install the ICC profiles made in Windows 10 and they seem to work in Windows 11 - for now. I guess there may be some gremlin hiding in the stream that...

Dragged the old Windows 10 laptop out and made a few profiles with it. Better success. I did notice that the ccStudio software in Windows 10 beeps at the beginning and end of a scan of the patches, while in Windows 11 it may beep sometimes, but often not. Something wrong there. Also, in...

BPE hs been on for most of the time, and it is checked to being on in QImage Ultimate. I don't recall the BPE being used in ccStudio during the profile making stage. Will need to look. Been wondering about turning it off as it must play into the profiles or the prints somehow - and maybe not...

FYI, Keith Cooper just released a video on buying used printers.