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| Posted: Tue Sep 24th, 2013 14:27 |
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Kathy Baker
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Any thoughts on using authentic but very expired ink in the Epson R800? Thanks, Kathy
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| Posted: Tue Sep 24th, 2013 16:02 |
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Robert
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Hi Kathy, good to see you. I think it all depends on whether you are prepared to risk the printer. Worst case is it will clog the jets, replacement jets, installed, would probably cost more than the ink... On the other hand they will probably work just fine, provided they are well shaken before use. I would probably go for it but I am a bit of a dare devil with these things. I refilled my HP printer toner cartridges with some old toner from an Apple printer. It didn't work, the toner stuck to the drum and printed a repeating offset image. I had to dump the cartridge. Printer is still OK though. Your call... Please tell us what you decide and if you do use them let us know the outcome
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| Posted: Tue Sep 24th, 2013 16:14 |
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jk
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The price of a new printer is peanuts compared to the ink costs. All my printers are now Canon printers as they use less ink compared to an Epson. Epson have some pretty woeful tricks as well such as making the firmware tell you that the printer needs to go for maintenance with Epson when all that is required is to wash a sponge as it is full of dry ink that the printer has wasted due to poor firmware!!! Epson have as much chance of selling me a printer as Nokia have of selling me a mobile phone or other electronic appliance. Zero or none is an overestimate.
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 24th, 2013 17:11 |
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Robert
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jk wrote:The price of a new printer is peanuts compared to the ink costs. I though I would check that out, not knowing much about that particular printer. Admittedly it was the first site I picked from the Google search but I think Kathy has a very high end printer, perhaps she better sell it at say, half price and get a Canon, or two?  Attachment: Screen Shot 2013-09-24 at 23.07.53.jpg (Downloaded 52 times)
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| Posted: Tue Sep 24th, 2013 17:22 |
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Eric
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Kathy Baker wrote:Any thoughts on using authentic but very expired ink in the Epson R800? Hi Kathy ...nice to hear from you. Third party equivalent cartridges have a greater tendency to block than Epson cartridges. I found they needed to be used more regularly to keep the ink flowing. It might be that out of date Epson cartridges have a greater tendency to block....if that's the case, the same increased frequency of use should work. But I do really wonder if Epson's ink shelf life is more about colour fidelity rather than a tendency to dry out. After all, they are sealed. I would go for it.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25th, 2013 09:12 |
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amazing50
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Any pigmented ink will settle in time. If you decide to use them, hold each cart up rite and shake them horizontally for at least a minute, then install the carts and let them rest for about an hour so that any fine bubbles will dislodge. You don't want air trapped in the print lines.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25th, 2013 10:18 |
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jk
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amazing50 wrote: Any pigmented ink will settle in time. If you decide to use them, hold each cart up rite and shake them horizontally for at least a minute, then install the carts and let them rest for about an hour so that any fine bubbles will dislodge. You don't want air trapped in the print lines. That is a good tip. I recommend you follow this advice if you use pigmented inks. I'm somewhat surprised that the printers themselves dont have a shaker device to do this after first installation of the cartridges to ensure best ink pigment mixing during life of the cartridge.
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25th, 2013 10:21 |
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Robert
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If you happen to have an ultra sonic cleaner perhaps sitting the cartridges in the water for a few minutes will dislodge and un-settle the pigments?
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25th, 2013 17:23 |
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Kathy Baker
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I ordered the old ink. We will see what happens. If I have to clean anything I will be back.   
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25th, 2013 17:26 |
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Kathy Baker
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jk wrote:
Why would they do that? Then you would need to buy less ink.
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