Epson Stylus C84 Photo Edition

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The yellow on my printer stopped working recently; I've replaced the
cartridge and used the head cleaning process from the maintenance tools
numerous times to no avail. It would appear that the head is well and
truly blocked.
Any advice/ tips on cleaning the head or should I just buy a
replacement printer?
 
scrap monkey said:
The yellow on my printer stopped working recently; I've replaced the
cartridge and used the head cleaning process from the maintenance tools
numerous times to no avail. It would appear that the head is well and
truly blocked.
Any advice/ tips on cleaning the head or should I just buy a
replacement printer?
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Send an e-mail to Art Entlich at

e-printerhelp(at)mvps(dot)org

(at) = @
(dot) = .

and he will send you a manual which explains the process. No fee, no spam.

Include the model number and a detailed description of the problem.
Tony
 
Write to Art. He will provide some reasonable methods to clear the clog,
which may work.
The C-84 uses Dura-brite inks, which are, as Art says, "tenacious" in
their inability to unclog. Epson designed this pigment ink to be lightfast,
water resistant, and quick drying in nature. Unfortunately it's chemical
make up makes it dry dry too fast, and as a result, if the printer is not
used very very regularly, will acheive head clogs faster than a dye base ink
printer or even the newer designed printers from Epson that use the pigment
Ultrachrome inks. Upon the release of the C-88 printer Epson came out with
the Dura-brite-Ultra ink. I haven't seen a lot of discussion about these
printers clogging yet so we'll have to see how that ink prints out.
 
Jan said:
Write to Art. He will provide some reasonable methods to clear the clog,
which may work.
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OH YEAH CONTROLLING ART
The C-84 uses Dura-brite inks, which are, as Art says, "tenacious" in
their inability to unclog. Epson designed this pigment ink to be lightfast,
water resistant, and quick drying in nature. Unfortunately it's chemical
make up makes it dry dry too fast, and as a result, if the printer is not
used very very regularly, will acheive head clogs faster than a dye base ink
printer or even the newer designed printers from Epson that use the pigment
Ultrachrome inks. Upon the release of the C-88 printer Epson came out with
the Dura-brite-Ultra ink. I haven't seen a lot of discussion about these
printers clogging yet so we'll have to see how that ink prints out.
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THATS CAUSE THEY HAVE NOT SOLD MANY
 
scrap said:
The yellow on my printer stopped working recently; I've replaced the
cartridge and used the head cleaning process from the maintenance tools
numerous times to no avail. It would appear that the head is well and
truly blocked.
Any advice/ tips on cleaning the head or should I just buy a
replacement printer?
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BUY A CANON IP5200. USE OEM INK
 
My C84, with REGULAR usage did the same with the black... No amount of
cleaning worked and even the methods in Art's document didn't help...
Shitcanned it and bought a Canon MP450 all in one... Been extremely
happy with it ever since!
 
The word "regular" can be interpreted a lot of ways. With the C-84 it
unfortunately means printing two to three times a week at a minimum from my
two year experience with these machines. I've had 6 of them partially or
totally clog and have been unable to clear them when ithappens. Only one fo
them has remained in good shape, and probably because the teacher uses it
everyday except during the weekends. I'm still kind of surprised that it
runs after a summer of ten weeks without printing. Any printer using the
Dura-brite 'poison' is at an inevitable disadvantage in terms of having a a
printer with a long life.
 
Please email me at the address below and I will send you a free manual
for resolving this. Yu will not be spammed by me. I do not sell,
give, trade or otherwise relinquish your address.

Art

Please indicate the model number in your request.


e-printerhelp(at)mvps(dot)prg

(AT) = @
(dot) = .
 
One of the major problems with resolving this issue now is due to the
lack of ease in making up cleaning cartridges. The newer cartridges are
difficult to refill, and as such making up the cleaning cartridge is
time consuming, if you can do it at all. The cleaning cartridge with
the solvent in it often (although not every time) will clear the head,
although it can take several days.

Lastly, if the vacuum purge hose comes off the bottom of the cleaning
station, or the station just doesn't fit properly on the head due to
dried ink or other defects, it is very difficult to resolve a head clog.

Art
 
Arthur said:
One of the major problems with resolving this issue now is due to the
lack of ease in making up cleaning cartridges. The newer cartridges
are difficult to refill,
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THAT IS GOOD
and as such making up the cleaning cartridge is time consuming,
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AND THAT IS GOOD
if you can do it at all. The cleaning cartridge with the solvent in
it often (although not every time) will clear the head,
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THAT IS BAD
although it can take several days.
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THAT IS GOOD
 
Arthur said:
Please email me at the address below and I will send you a free manual
for resolving this. Yu will not be spammed by me. I do not sell,
give, trade or otherwise relinquish your address.

Art

Please indicate the model number in your request.


e-printerhelp(at)mvps(dot)prg
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THAT ADDRESS APPEARS INCORRECT SHOULD IT NOT BE
(e-mail address removed)
 
Gary said:
@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com:




The is correct, jusr spam-blocked.
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I DO NOT UNDERSTAND
I THINK IS SHOULD BE
(e-mail address removed) BUT IN LOWER CASE

RIGHT
 
Please email me at the address below and I will send you a free manual
for resolving this. Yu will not be spammed by me. I do not sell,
give, trade or otherwise relinquish your address.

Art

Please indicate the model number in your request.


e-printerhelp(at)mvps(dot)prg

(AT) = @
(dot) = .
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i think some spam bots can read headers also, if you know what i mean.
also, some readers put the posters email address from the header into
the followup body which kind of defeats what you are trying to accomplish.
 
Yeah, I know I can't fully protect things. However, of all my email
addresses, that one gets the least spam for whatever reason. That mail
server is run by some savvy people who are MS-MVPs, and know what they
are doing, so perhaps they have some quality screens on it.

I'll continue to play the fool and assume for now my efforts have some
value in reducing the spam. It is probably superstitious reinforcement,
however. ;-)

Art
 
Arthur said:
Yeah, I know I can't fully protect things. However, of all my email
addresses, that one gets the least spam for whatever reason. That
mail server is run by some savvy people who are MS-MVPs, and know what
they are doing, so perhaps they have some quality screens on it.

I'll continue to play the fool
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OH YEAH
 
Hi Tony,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I contacted Art as
reccomended. He sent me the manual straight away; it was very useful.

Thanks

Peter
 
I alway's had clogs with a Epson C62, started to clog on the 2nd day,
it's replacement somewhile later clogged on the 4th day and I was
using Epson inks at that.

I went and got a Canon ip5000 last June/July and never had a clog and
never applied a nozzle clean yet, I'm sure you'll find yours just as
good.

One common problem Epsons is the waste pipe coming adrift preventing
the nozzles from cleaning and causing the ink to dry, no doubt this
has been mentioned previously.

Epson want's and expects you to use their inks when so much is wasted
and expensive to buy.

Bet you find the Canon a lot more economical to run Dave

Davy
 
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