Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Leon Heller" <leon.heller@...>
wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>

> > Is the printhead on the cartridge? Maybe some nozzles failed?
> 
> No. it's an Epson. That's what I find strange about it.

That's no guarantee of anything.

It was probably a clog on a couple of nozzles, or you may have simply
been running out of ink. Nozzles actually failing is extremely rare.

When a new cartridge is inserted, inkjet printers run a cleaning cycle.

With one clogged nozzle, black text and large black areas will look
fine on paper, as the ink spreads a little. The only way to be sure is
to run a nozzle check and inspect it. Lots of people run non-Epson
inks in their Epsons, including me, with few problems.

Steve Greenfield