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Subject: Epson Stylus C84 (was: Re: Inkjet ?)

From: "fenrir_co" <fenrir@...>
Date: 2006-04-17

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Trethan"
<stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
>
> I see many Epson Stylus C84 on ebay, and _a lot_ of them seem to
> have
> clogged heads.
>
> Are those particularly bad printers, or are the clogs impossible to
> clear,
> or why are so many people getting rid of them so cheaply?
>
> thanks
>
> ST

They are bad printers in the sense that ever since Epson came out with
the Durabrite inks their printers have been infamous for clogging up
nearly instantly (I've seen reports of printers breaking down in two
days). If you buy one, unclog it, and switch to the MIS Pro ink, I
suspect that there will be less chance of clogging than with the Epson
OEM Durabrite ink.

If you search the newsgroup comp.periphs.printers, try to locate and
contact Arthur Entlich, who has written a cleaning manual to help try
to unclog jammed Epson printers.