Digital BW, The Print

I've kept a spare C88 for a while, but my other 2 just keep chugging 
along.  Although they DO now usually fail to start after they have been 
sitting overnight.  As best I can tell, there is something about the 
spring-loaded pad and wiper assembly which, part way through the initial 
to-ing and fro-ing, sticks or catches on the carriage, which then pulls 
the wiper assembly loose from its moorings and leaves it standing on its 
spring.  If I align its tabs and push it back down to its proper seated 
position, and then wipe off the wiper with several Windex-soaked Q-Tips, 
the printers will work fine for hours.  But after they sit overnight I 
have the same failure again.  This is with MIS EZ inks - one printer has 
the MIS CIS and the other uses MIS refillable cartridges (remember 
them?) so I can experiment with PK ink on glossy papers.

I notice that Epson no longer offers the C88 through their clearance 
center.  I should have bought another one last month, when I think they 
were down to $39 delivered.  That's WAY less than the retail price of 
the inks they came with.

Cheers,
Kip

frogeyesfred wrote:
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>
>
> I spent much of yesterday complaining about my R1800. Meanwhile, my 75
> dollar C88 was working like a charm. I'm tempted to pick up a couple
> as spares to go along with a CIS.
>
> Walt
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>, "jlsjapan"
> <jlsjapan@...> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone ever used an Epson C88 for BO printing? If so, what were
> > the results?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > JLS
> >
>
>  


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