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    Photosmart 8450: Ink Carts Discontinued, What Next?

    if you know how and when to refill ,then you will be able to use the cartridges as long as the print head is able to print ( between 5-20 refilling), because some time the print head fail even if the cartridge is full of ink.HP make their print head not to last for long time , i used to fill HP...
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    carriage rod lubrication

    Update to rod lubrication. Alcohol didn't help, i have multipurpose silicon spray, i sprayed small amount in a small cup, i dip cotton swab in this fluid and painted the rod with it , the gritty sound and roughness disappear and the carriage move smoothly . by using light and looking on both...
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    carriage rod lubrication

    @PeterBJ my appreciation and thank you for the service manual . @Ink stained Fingers thank you for your recommendation ,i will clean it with a piece of tissue wet with alcohol.if not successful i will put very thin layer of silicon based lubricant.
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    carriage rod lubrication

    @ Ink stained fingers , thank you for reply .yesterday i bought used Epson R290 . it is a little bit noisy during print head carriage movement ,even when i move it by hand it is a little bit rough.i thought lubrication may improve movement. so do think wipe it with dry soft tissue is enough...
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    carriage rod lubrication

    HI , which oil or grease is good to lubricate Epson cartridges carriage rod? thank you
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    My best EPSON PRO 3800 seems to have died!

    I have epson pro 3800 wizard 2 but unable to upload here because it is 20.5 MB in RAR format . it showed Run under Windows XP. Change PC date to October 20, 2008 before run the program.
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    My best EPSON PRO 3800 seems to have died!

    I know one guy in Epson service dept. I asked him about this weird problem , he sent copy of the service manual and advised to check( page NO. 82 ) and follow its instruction.the sequence of parts to be checked . for my question regarding the possibility of damaging the print head or mother...
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    My best EPSON PRO 3800 seems to have died!

    If it is proved to be that it is logic board or print head damage developed due to minor movement of the printer, so what is the lesson we learned from this problem ? As we learn from our mistake (if their is any mistake) although I don't see any mistake .I will do the same thing if I want to...
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    My best EPSON PRO 3800 seems to have died!

    yesterday my office printer Epson stylus photo R1900 developed the same problem .it stop printing ( papers come blank), because the workers moved the printer out side my office with out telling me to change the furniture (i am sure it is rough handling) . when reconnected to the computer and try...
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    Epson XP Premium/Photo Printers - Starting over

    @websnail your setup notes are the most important steps and are the corner stone of successful CISS function . Setup Notes: Primed cartridges to ensure all full, sponges saturated Primed CIS reservoir to correct pressure (ie: Marriott vent tube purged of ink) Minor adjustments to tube pathway...
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    How to refil 26 series cartridges (T26XX) and which ink? (Epson XP-600 and 800 series)

    if you master any method( refilling carts. or CISS) it will be easy for you to deal with .both of them can work, nothing is 100% trouble free, each method has its own pros and cons.if you want to try any one of them , read the reviews and watch videos,then decide which one is more suited for...
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    How to refil 26 series cartridges (T26XX) and which ink? (Epson XP-600 and 800 series)

    if you search the net you will find in aliexpress and ebay ,and probably in city ink express the continuous ink supply system ( CISS ) with auto reset chip for your printer model, and in YouTube you will find some videos explaining how to install this system . I think it is easy more clean and...
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    is bleach or hydrogen peroxide safe for cleaning printhead?

    sorry Windex and kitchen cleaning solutions contain ammonium hydroxide and not ammonium chloride (typing mistake ). apologize.
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    is bleach or hydrogen peroxide safe for cleaning printhead?

    @pharmacist the vegetable oil is only for temporary use ( as a shield ) against Clorox. not permanent use and Windex will dissolve it and remove it. Windex contain mild ammonium , all cooking device and kitchen cleaners contain ammonium hydroxide to remove oil stain , it liberate ammonia gas...
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    is bleach or hydrogen peroxide safe for cleaning printhead?

    I think it is worth trying this method as a last resuscitation before issuing death certificate to the print head, I think we can put these steps to use this method. 1- failure of other safer solutions to unclog the head. 2-must be used with extreme precaution to prevent spilling and...
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    is bleach or hydrogen peroxide safe for cleaning printhead?

    I want to share my (one) experiment in cleaning canon printhead. my friend brought to me his canon printer which causes a lot of trouble to him (printhead clogging) before he stored it in dry hot store out side his house one year ago. last week he remembered his printer and tried to use it but...
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    Some trick for HP 300 XL color refilling?

    these website may help you. https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-reset-an-hp-inkjet-cartridge http://smallbusiness.chron.com/reset-hp-color-cartridge-50384.html use syringes to fill the cartridges with ink and use priming kit to remove air bubbles from print head and ( activate ) it. don't...
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    Epson L130 for T-shirt Transfers

    I agree with ink stained fingers,printing on fabrics require a minimum of 50% polyester content, the more polyester content the better the result, or use polymer coated fabrics. the printing process is by sublimation ink if you want long lasting printing , this sublimation guide will help you in...
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    Hello Guys from UK

    believe it or not, Vodka is the best head cleaning solution.
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    how to print folded booklet with Epson P50 ?

    @The Hat I did a lot of trial of printing with this option and other I get the folded booklet but the printed pages are small. With Epson software the printed pages fit the paper but not in a booklet series. @Ink stained Fingers I will try to download the software .but I don't think it is...
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