Thanks, Wayne. I have always appreciated your expertise in this group. I know how ambiguous communication can be even if each person tries very hard to be clear. (I have one final question at the end here.)
Yes, I am concerned about the proper maintenance of my P9000. I love my 7900 and the exquisite, best-in-class work it does, but I have had to replace the wiper several times in the last six years (the rubber was slightly damaged) and lubricate it (squeaking). Properly maintaining a big, industrial grade machine is always important, I think you will agree, and I have been surprised at Epson's reluctance to acknowledge this by providing us with the requisite information. Information on the 7000/9000-generation is much (much!) harder to obtain than for the x900-generation. For example, with my 7900 the Service Manual gives specifics on wiper blade and lubrication schedules. No one yet has shown me a Service Manual for the P9000 so I can't say whether or not it includes such information, as you seem to suggest; I am fairly sure it is not available in the P9000 User Manual. No matter; Epson is what it is and I love their printers despite such irritations.
One final question, then. Do you do regular, preventative maintenance on your fleet of Epson printers? Or do you just run them until they break and then bring in Epson and/or your brother to fix them? I really want to have the right approach to maintenance with my P9000. My background tells me regular maintenance can prevent expensive failures, but I am quite prepared to be guided on this issue by those with more experience with these machines.
Thanks for everything.
Best wishes,
Jim