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Re: OT...Epson R200 unexplained fatal error...Help please...!

2005-12-18 by Steven Karafyllakis

Marc;
How interesting that I should have a repeat of this problem myself 
this morning after trying to help you out! The cyan cart no 
less...but it may have given me a new option for you to try: at the 
end of the cart were the spring-clip is, wedge something springy 
between the body and the spring clip so as to push the cart tighter 
against the contacts. It worked for me, I hope it works for you.

Steve Karafyllakis

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mark_roth_505" 
<mark@m...> wrote:
>
> Last night my R200 turned on its red light (far left ink-out 
light), 
> and it is now dead. This printer is only a couple months old, and 
has 
> performed flawlessly up until now. Am using MIS carts/ink, 
resetting 
> the carts without any problems or issues until now. It suddenly 
will 
> not recognize the cartridge in the LC position. I switched carts 
> around thinking the chip was bad, but it's not the carts...it's 
the LC 
> position which will not recognize a good cart, and thus is 
rendering 
> the printer dead. I believe this is a hardware issue, not 
software, 
> since it turns on and off with the red light coming on whether the 
PC 
> is on or off. Any help appreciated if someone knows how to reset 
the 
> printer.! I even tried a piece of 600 sandpaper to lightly rub the 
> contacts/fingers which contact the chip...no go. (BTW the SSC 
utility 
> does not fix this problem.)
> Best,
> Mark
>

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