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Re: Reliability - old v new Epsons

2008-07-26 by danielstaver

> clogs, always after being idle for long periods (2-3 weeks).  My only
> real complaint is sometimes it gets persnickity in feeding paper and
> tries my patience.  But not always, it comes and goes...maybe it's the
> phase of the moon.  

Have you tried the cleaning method outlined in the service manual? I
do notice a clear improvement every time I do that. I still feel the
overall quality of the paper feed mechanism is much lower than on the
2100 though.

What they recommend is stapling an alcohol dampened cloth to a
postcard and holding it securely in place while running the paper feed
mechanism several times, causing the paper feed wheels to rub against
the cloth. I only use water, but it still helps.

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