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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: Robert Boire on September 14, 2020, 06:20:03 pm
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Hello,
I have an EPSON 2880 that has a clogged nozzle that is resisting cleaning. I was thinking of attempting to clean it myself. There are a plethora of sites that cover this, but I am not very mechanically inclined. Before I open it up, I was wondering if any body has attempted this and would recommend a particular site or vendor (besides Epson of course).
Robert
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You're unlikely to see any adverse effect on prints from one missing nozzle in one channel. (I assume you don't mean an entirely missing channel.) Inkjetmall has a support video on Youtube about how to clean small format printers like the R2880 using their products.
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I had this conversation several months ago with my printer repair expert here in California regarding an Epson 3800. Junk it he told me. Same story with a newer 3880 after its third refurbishment which is about as much as one can hope to expect after ten years.
I have another Epson printer which will soon have its head replaced since it will be much less expensive, faster and easier than to replace and move the entire "four-pallbearer" printer. He basically told me if you can't easily get a channel to function, it's probably time for a replacement and after ten years since I got this second-hand printer, I had to agree with him.
With the Epson 2880 being even older (most likely more than a dozen years since they were last produced), you may be frustration, time and money ahead to simply purchase a new printer.
Just MHO,
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The R2880 is an old printer, but I wouldn't ditch it over a single missing nozzle. It's not a lot of money or effort to give the IJM cleaning routine a try.