xmastree
Getting Fingers Dirty
I was given an Epson C82, not working. The previous owner had tried to clean the head but when he reassembled it, it just made strange noises.
At that point he gave up and offered it for free, so I took it.
I fired it up, and it did indeed make a strange noise. So I opened it up and saw that when turned on, all that happened was the feed motor ran for about half a second then stopped. I poked around here and there, and turned my attention to the big roller at the back. I tried to see if it would turn, it did, and something, somewhere, clunked into place.
I powered it up again and it seemed fine. Head moving, rollers moving etc.
So, I did a print test and the head is well and truly blocked. There is some black and magenta, but nothing else.
The cartridges in it aren't Epson, they're Xprint, and appear to contain ink.
I was also given some Cleaning cartridges, manufactured by pressit. These appear to have been opened, but may still contain some fluid.
What do you guys think? Should I try them?
I fired it up, and it did indeed make a strange noise. So I opened it up and saw that when turned on, all that happened was the feed motor ran for about half a second then stopped. I poked around here and there, and turned my attention to the big roller at the back. I tried to see if it would turn, it did, and something, somewhere, clunked into place.
I powered it up again and it seemed fine. Head moving, rollers moving etc.
So, I did a print test and the head is well and truly blocked. There is some black and magenta, but nothing else.
The cartridges in it aren't Epson, they're Xprint, and appear to contain ink.
I was also given some Cleaning cartridges, manufactured by pressit. These appear to have been opened, but may still contain some fluid.
What do you guys think? Should I try them?