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Re: [Digital BW] 3800: Severe ink dripping all over print

2012-11-15 by Richard Smallfield

Setting the platen gap to 'wider' seems to have helped. It was on 
'wide' before.

Any other input always appreciated, though.

Richard

At 10:26 a.m. Friday 16/11/2012, you wrote:
>Epson 3800 / K3 ink: I'd done all the usual fixes that are mentioned
>on the forums (lint-free cloth under the head to remove any dust/cat
>hairs, windex on the parking pad etc) and after an auto nozzle check
>and perfect proof, the expensive A2 print is covered with ink drips
>and black linear drips all over the place.
>
>This is odd, seeing the proof and auto nozzle check were fine.


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