Digital BW, The Print

Michael- one other option is having the head replaced, or doing a 
complete refurb. Here's one place that will do the refurb for $239. 
You'll have to judge if it's worth it, considering shipping and the 
price of a new one with the $100 rebate;

http://www.arditos.com/

> 5, Other options?
> 
> Thanks
> Michael
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Michaels"
> <bob@b...> wrote:
> > 
> > Michael, when I had that problem I eventually concluded it was
> > unrelated to the ink. I had the same problems with original Epson
> > carts. I'm back to using MIS ink exclusively. 
> > 
> > I'm convinced the 1280 is a rock solid printer. It's just that 
we are
> > using them to a critical level that 99% of the users never 
reach. I've
> > had four of them. The first I broke by unknowingly inserting a 
cart
> > without a chip (thanks to a supplier other than MIS but still 
replaced
> > by Epson), the second lasted several years, the third developed 
the
> > referenced bad connection problem (replaced by Epson) and the 
fourth
> > I'm using now. 
> > 
> > Bob Michaels