Epson - replacement head cable?

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phil

I'm in the UK and am looking for a spare part for an Epson Stylus
Photo 890 colour printer - the part in question is the long flexible
ribbon cable that connects between the moving printer head mechanism
(which contains the ink cartridges) and the circuit board elsewhere in
the printer. I think it's called the head cable, correct?

Who might sell this in the UK, preferably at not too high a price -
after all, it's 'only' a cable! :)

The reason I require the part is because the head cable in my printer
has just started intermittently 'buckling' as the head moves, so
causing a pretty awful sound (I can actually see it buckling). I fear
that the cable will soon break due to the almost constant buckling.



Thanks,
Phil
 
The reason I require the part is because the head cable in my printer
has just started intermittently 'buckling' as the head moves, so
causing a pretty awful sound (I can actually see it buckling). I fear
that the cable will soon break due to the almost constant buckling.
Click to expand...

Used to happen a lot with the old dot matrix printers.
A bastard to replace.
We would to stick a bit of Elastoplast on the bend; worked wonders.
 
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