I have tried the regular clean cycle twice and the print pattern is much
worse now than before.
I have changed the cartridge and the pattern was different but still very
poor (about 5% of what it should be)!
I have used the SSC utility that is knocking around on the Net, but not
again!! This maybe should be a warning.
I used the selective black only head clean three times which made no
difference except it sucked about 50% out of black and emptied two of the
colours that were at around 80%!!!!
The black cartridge was replaced only a few days ago and printed fine right
afterwards.
The colours are still fine though I have had to replace the two that were
emptied!
> Any suggestions for clearing a black ink problem?
>
> I have tried the regular clean cycle twice and the print pattern is much
> worse now than before.
> I have changed the cartridge and the pattern was different but still very
> poor (about 5% of what it should be)!
>
> I have used the SSC utility that is knocking around on the Net, but not
> again!! This maybe should be a warning.
>
> I used the selective black only head clean three times which made no
> difference except it sucked about 50% out of black and emptied two of the
> colours that were at around 80%!!!!
>
> The black cartridge was replaced only a few days ago and printed fine right
> afterwards.
> The colours are still fine though I have had to replace the two that were
> emptied!
>
> Any thoughts please?!
>
> Thanks
>
> Nigel
Sometimes this can be fixed with a cleaning cartridge if one is available
for your
printer. It is basically an empty cartridge that you fill with a cleaning
solution. I
said 'sometimes' because it didn't completely fix my cyan cartridge after a
few
cleaning cycles, but it may work for you.
I just never have any of these kinds of issued because I run my printer according to the specifications in the printer manual. I never heard of anyone who uses OEM ink having any of these problems.
sherwindu wrote:
Nigel Andrews wrote:
Any suggestions for clearing a black ink problem? I have tried the regular clean cycle twice and the print pattern is much worse now than before. I have changed the cartridge and the pattern was different but still very poor (about 5% of what it should be)! I have used the SSC utility that is knocking around on the Net, but not again!! This maybe should be a warning. I used the selective black only head clean three times which made no difference except it sucked about 50% out of black and emptied two of the colours that were at around 80%!!!! The black cartridge was replaced only a few days ago and printed fine right afterwards. The colours are still fine though I have had to replace the two that were emptied! Any thoughts please?! Thanks Nigel
Sometimes this can be fixed with a cleaning cartridge if one is available for your printer. It is basically an empty cartridge that you fill with a cleaning solution. I said 'sometimes' because it didn't completely fix my cyan cartridge after a few cleaning cycles, but it may work for you. Sherwin D.
I assume you are saying you buy Epson ink and have no problems?
OEM (other equipment manufacturers) are the makers that you apparently shun.
Well you may be right. But I reckon I have saved about 3 times the initial cost of the printer by buying OEM carts than the overpriced Epson ones!
So in a sense I could buy a new printer and still be in pocket!
But as a techie I want to fix the problem and not throw it out an otherwise sound printer just for what I assume is a small blockage.
Thanks
Nigel
"measekite" <inkystinky@oem.com> wrote in message news:QbO5j.5916$4q5.2065@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com...
I just never have any of these kinds of issued because I run my printer according to the specifications in the printer manual. I never heard of anyone who uses OEM ink having any of these problems.
sherwindu wrote:
Nigel Andrews wrote:
Any suggestions for clearing a black ink problem?
I have tried the regular clean cycle twice and the print pattern is much
worse now than before.
I have changed the cartridge and the pattern was different but still very
poor (about 5% of what it should be)!
I have used the SSC utility that is knocking around on the Net, but not
again!! This maybe should be a warning.
I used the selective black only head clean three times which made no
difference except it sucked about 50% out of black and emptied two of the
colours that were at around 80%!!!!
The black cartridge was replaced only a few days ago and printed fine right
afterwards.
The colours are still fine though I have had to replace the two that were
emptied!
Any thoughts please?!
Thanks
Nigel
Sometimes this can be fixed with a cleaning cartridge if one is available
for your
printer. It is basically an empty cartridge that you fill with a cleaning
solution. I
said 'sometimes' because it didn't completely fix my cyan cartridge after a
few
cleaning cycles, but it may work for you.
Thanks for that suggestion but I don't know if I can get a cleaning cart for
the R300.
How are they used?
Do I leave all the other carts in a run a clean cycle? I am wary now, having
apparently blown out almost half the capacity of each of the 6 carts in my
recent cleaning attempts.
Thanks goodness they weren't Epson ones or I would really be smarting now!
Thanks
Nigel
"sherwindu" <sherwindu@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:47579E11.BF69A8F3@comcast.net...
>
>
> Nigel Andrews wrote:
>
>> Any suggestions for clearing a black ink problem?
>>
>> I have tried the regular clean cycle twice and the print pattern is much
>> worse now than before.
>> I have changed the cartridge and the pattern was different but still very
>> poor (about 5% of what it should be)!
>>
>> I have used the SSC utility that is knocking around on the Net, but not
>> again!! This maybe should be a warning.
>>
>> I used the selective black only head clean three times which made no
>> difference except it sucked about 50% out of black and emptied two of the
>> colours that were at around 80%!!!!
>>
>> The black cartridge was replaced only a few days ago and printed fine
>> right
>> afterwards.
>> The colours are still fine though I have had to replace the two that were
>> emptied!
>>
>> Any thoughts please?!
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Nigel
>
> Sometimes this can be fixed with a cleaning cartridge if one is
> available
> for your
> printer. It is basically an empty cartridge that you fill with a
> cleaning
> solution. I
> said 'sometimes' because it didn't completely fix my cyan cartridge
> after a
> few
> cleaning cycles, but it may work for you.
>
> Sherwin D.
>
>
Since it took you some time for the crap ink to ruin your printer that does not mean you saved anything. The quality is worse and the fade resistance is not there. If you never printed anything you would have saved more.
Nigel Andrews wrote:
measekite
I assume you are saying you buy Epson ink and have no problems?
OEM (other equipment manufacturers) are the makers that you apparently shun.
Well you may be right. But I reckon I have saved about 3 times the initial cost of the printer by buying OEM carts than the overpriced Epson ones!
So in a sense I could buy a new printer and still be in pocket!
But as a techie I want to fix the problem and not throw it out an otherwise sound printer just for what I assume is a small blockage.
I just never have any of these kinds of issued because I run my printer according to the specifications in the printer manual. I never heard of anyone who uses OEM ink having any of these problems.
sherwindu wrote:
Nigel Andrews wrote:
Any suggestions for clearing a black ink problem? I have tried the regular clean cycle twice and the print pattern is much worse now than before. I have changed the cartridge and the pattern was different but still very poor (about 5% of what it should be)! I have used the SSC utility that is knocking around on the Net, but not again!! This maybe should be a warning. I used the selective black only head clean three times which made no difference except it sucked about 50% out of black and emptied two of the colours that were at around 80%!!!! The black cartridge was replaced only a few days ago and printed fine right afterwards. The colours are still fine though I have had to replace the two that were emptied! Any thoughts please?! Thanks Nigel
Sometimes this can be fixed with a cleaning cartridge if one is available for your printer. It is basically an empty cartridge that you fill with a cleaning solution. I said 'sometimes' because it didn't completely fix my cyan cartridge after a few cleaning cycles, but it may work for you. Sherwin D.
You are wasting a lot of ink and chances are it won't improve matters
much by doing more cleaning cycles.
If you email me using the address below, I will send you free of charge
a manual for cleaning clogs from Epson printer heads. The manual offers
easy solutions to most Epson problems, and the cost of materials is a
buck or two of household items.
Please mention which printer you have in the email.
Art
Email me at:
e-printerhelp(at)mvps(dot)org
(at) = @
(dot) = .
Nigel Andrews wrote:
> Any suggestions for clearing a black ink problem?
>
> I have tried the regular clean cycle twice and the print pattern is much
> worse now than before.
> I have changed the cartridge and the pattern was different but still very
> poor (about 5% of what it should be)!
>
> I have used the SSC utility that is knocking around on the Net, but not
> again!! This maybe should be a warning.
>
> I used the selective black only head clean three times which made no
> difference except it sucked about 50% out of black and emptied two of the
> colours that were at around 80%!!!!
>
> The black cartridge was replaced only a few days ago and printed fine right
> afterwards.
> The colours are still fine though I have had to replace the two that were
> emptied!
>
> Any thoughts please?!
>
> Thanks
>
> Nigel
>
>
Arthur Entlich wrote:
> You are wasting a lot of ink and chances are it won't improve matters
> much by doing more cleaning cycles.
>
> If you email me using the address below,
You really need to email or call Epson Tech Suppt.
> I will send you free of charge a manual for cleaning clogs from Epson
> printer heads. The manual offers easy solutions to most Epson
> problems, and the cost of materials is a buck or two of household items.
>
> Please mention which printer you have in the email.
>
> Art
>
> Email me at:
>
> e-printerhelp(at)mvps(dot)org
>
> (at) = @
> (dot) = .
>
>
>
>
> Nigel Andrews wrote:
>
>> Any suggestions for clearing a black ink problem?
>>
>> I have tried the regular clean cycle twice and the print pattern is
>> much worse now than before.
>> I have changed the cartridge and the pattern was different but still
>> very poor (about 5% of what it should be)!
>>
>> I have used the SSC utility that is knocking around on the Net, but
>> not again!! This maybe should be a warning.
>>
>> I used the selective black only head clean three times which made no
>> difference except it sucked about 50% out of black and emptied two of
>> the colours that were at around 80%!!!!
>>
>> The black cartridge was replaced only a few days ago and printed fine
>> right afterwards.
>> The colours are still fine though I have had to replace the two that
>> were emptied!
>>
>> Any thoughts please?!
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Nigel
>>
Thanks 'measekite' for your constructive help, if that is what is was?
I am happy and have been very happy with the prints that I have got from my
carts. I could go a long way to be unhappy, with a 90% reduction in the
costs. But happily I don't have to!
Nigel
"measekite" <inkystinky@oem.com> wrote in message
news:w8e6j.3151$Vq.138@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com...
>
>
> Arthur Entlich wrote:
>> You are wasting a lot of ink and chances are it won't improve matters
>> much by doing more cleaning cycles.
>>
>> If you email me using the address below,
>
> You really need to email or call Epson Tech Suppt.
>
>> I will send you free of charge a manual for cleaning clogs from Epson
>> printer heads. The manual offers easy solutions to most Epson problems,
>> and the cost of materials is a buck or two of household items.
>>
>> Please mention which printer you have in the email.
>>
>> Art
>>
>> Email me at:
>>
>> e-printerhelp(at)mvps(dot)org
>>
>> (at) = @
>> (dot) = .
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Nigel Andrews wrote:
>>
>>> Any suggestions for clearing a black ink problem?
>>>
>>> I have tried the regular clean cycle twice and the print pattern is much
>>> worse now than before.
>>> I have changed the cartridge and the pattern was different but still
>>> very poor (about 5% of what it should be)!
>>>
>>> I have used the SSC utility that is knocking around on the Net, but not
>>> again!! This maybe should be a warning.
>>>
>>> I used the selective black only head clean three times which made no
>>> difference except it sucked about 50% out of black and emptied two of
>>> the colours that were at around 80%!!!!
>>>
>>> The black cartridge was replaced only a few days ago and printed fine
>>> right afterwards.
>>> The colours are still fine though I have had to replace the two that
>>> were emptied!
>>>
>>> Any thoughts please?!
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Nigel
>>>
I am unsure if you are in the UK If so www.valueshop.co.uk do cleaning carts
for Epson R300, the cost is around £2.99 each and you would purchase one for
each colour, If you used just black you would waste good ink and it's well
worth a full clean up while your at it.
You could get hold, or make up an A4 file using black and run it through the
printer several times to see if it will rid the blockage. I would never
clean my R300 more than twice before pulling the carts and replacing with
cleaning carts.
If you have to do a lot of cleaning you should consider the fitting of a
Waste Bottle, this will catch most of any liquid you puch through and leave
your waste pads free from the collection of waste ink. A lot of people have
used the SSC but from my experience I have found it lacking, far better to
get hold of an Epson R300 Service disc you then be able to rest the R300
should you ever get the "Requires Service " message. Hope the above helps.
"Nigel Andrews" <nandrews2@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:mP%5j.1904$Hc3.1429@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
> sherwindu
>
>
> Thanks for that suggestion but I don't know if I can get a cleaning cart
> for the R300.
>
> How are they used?
> Do I leave all the other carts in a run a clean cycle? I am wary now,
> having apparently blown out almost half the capacity of each of the 6
> carts in my recent cleaning attempts.
> Thanks goodness they weren't Epson ones or I would really be smarting now!
>
>
> Thanks
> Nigel
>
>
> "sherwindu" <sherwindu@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:47579E11.BF69A8F3@comcast.net...
>>
>>
>> Nigel Andrews wrote:
>>
>>> Any suggestions for clearing a black ink problem?
>>>
>>> I have tried the regular clean cycle twice and the print pattern is much
>>> worse now than before.
>>> I have changed the cartridge and the pattern was different but still
>>> very
>>> poor (about 5% of what it should be)!
>>>
>>> I have used the SSC utility that is knocking around on the Net, but not
>>> again!! This maybe should be a warning.
>>>
>>> I used the selective black only head clean three times which made no
>>> difference except it sucked about 50% out of black and emptied two of
>>> the
>>> colours that were at around 80%!!!!
>>>
>>> The black cartridge was replaced only a few days ago and printed fine
>>> right
>>> afterwards.
>>> The colours are still fine though I have had to replace the two that
>>> were
>>> emptied!
>>>
>>> Any thoughts please?!
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Nigel
>>
>> Sometimes this can be fixed with a cleaning cartridge if one is
>> available
>> for your
>> printer. It is basically an empty cartridge that you fill with a
>> cleaning
>> solution. I
>> said 'sometimes' because it didn't completely fix my cyan cartridge
>> after a
>> few
>> cleaning cycles, but it may work for you.
>>
>> Sherwin D.
>>
>>
>
>
Epson R300 black ink head won't clear 
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