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Quite so. When we first got our SC 800, the feeling was 'OK retailers you want
4 -color packaging, we'll give it to you.'

Offset was out of the question because we were packaging 40-odd types of
refill kits in short runs, with an average of  2 new printers per month being
added to the cartridges' repertoire - now 2 per week.

Quark files we first created did a great job of soaking the page and having us
refill during the run....so we retreated to Word & kept files under 100K with
one small graphic & the kits attributes.

Still the blasted heads would clog every month or so. Moe came up with a
starkly simple solution. Head cleanings from Epson Utility, spritz three shots
of  Windex onto cartridge docking stations, turn off printer 4 minutes, and
repeat as necessary.

Epson SC series are almost the only type we sell refill kits for, where the
heads are fixed permanently in the printer - and $100 each to replace. The
Piezo Electric system uses no heat, so this may have been our lucky break. In
order of  economy of  time & money to refill inkjet cartridges we find the
following, in order of  best to worst.

- Any current Canon or Lexmark
- HP 51608A (off market) and derivatives like 33A, NEC, DEC, Olivetti
- Xerox Workcenter 250/ 450 - biggest saving vs new cartridges
- HP 700, 800 series & similar - black requires some experience with hand
tools
- HP 500/ 600 series > 20% cartridge failure on refilling

260 more rebranded models noted at our web site, and 3000 word essay on inkjet
inks and cartridge trouble shooting.


willy wrote:

> apanda wrote:
> >
> >
> > Is there an ink jet printer that is better than the others in terms of
> >      cost of ink cartridges
> >      frequency of replacement of cartridges
> >      life of cartridges--need to replace after months even if not
> >         used
> >
> > I have an Epson photo 700 printer that prints beautifully whenever a
> > new cartridg is inserted, but it frequently needs new cartridges, even
> > when used very infrequently.  Extremely frustrating & disappointing.
> >
> \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
> The Epson method of ink supply tends to lend itself to frequent problems
> or needing more attention. While simialr problems can happen to any other
> brand of printer, Epson you can practically point your finger at them
> for "poor design" in the long run. Yeah, they work great then the sky
> falls. You should pay attention to cleaning the "wiper station" where the
> prthd. parks after shutdown. Do a cleaning purge more frequently and/or
> print some test file just to keep it activate from infrequent use. You can
> use quality refill kits to keep costs down and the Epson are very easy to
> refill.
>
> good luck -----Willy
>

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