Digital BW, The Print

I purchased two sets of pads and a service manual a year or two ago from:

http://www.nationalparts.com/

I have not replaced them at this point.  (No need to.)  Others have reported
that they remove, wring out, and reinstall originals.  Not my style: the
solution below certainly sounds sensible.

Phil Morse

>
> The waste pads are a strange item and unless you have
> a source for an epson replacement it would be
> difficult to replicate the material they use.  As the
> top of the waste pads (5 total?) was saturated with
> ink, I just shuffled the pads until the most saturated
> was the second to the bottom and the least was on the
> top and reassembled the thing.
>