Digital BW, The Print

>Thanks for the help, I've tried both the wet paper
>towel and direct injection.  I found some "authorized
>Epson service centers" that do cleanings(overnight
>soaking, direct injection, re-alignment, etc) and can
>replace heads if necessary.  They charge $80 for
>cleanings!  ..plus another hundred if you need a new
>head.  I'll try it at least knowing I tried everything
>I can on my own.

I put a new head in my 1200; ordered it from National Parts Depot (about
$80), put it in, then realized that I couldn't align it because I didn't
have the alignment software, which I couldn't find anywhere (except for
some Russian guy who wanted to sell me a copy of dubious provenance). So
I took the printer to an Epson repair facility, they couldn't get it to
work right either, ordered another & installed it, and it still had very
minor banding. So I sold it.

So: it's not hard to replace the head, but difficult to get it to work
right. I wish I'd taken it to the Epson place to begin with.

Harry Saddler | hsaddler@...