Digital BW, The Print

Does anyone know where I can find a new or used EPSON 1160 ? 
They seem to be very hard to find.

Thanks,
Norbert

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "robkay100" <robkay100@y...> 
wrote:
> Does anyone know where I can find a new or used EPSON 1160 ? 
> They seem to be very hard to find.
> 
> Thanks,
> Norbert

You might want to be careful with a refurbished 1160. I've seen two 
that came direct from Epson, and, well, one was a positive fright. I 
think they wiped the cover with a damp cloth and passed it. It 
looked, um, furry inside<g>. The second wasn't too bad, but you could 
tell it had had some kind of quad ink running pretty regularly through 
it. You may or may not inherit someone else's problem.

OTOH, many folks are satisfied with refurbs. Maybe it's just the 
latest crop- sort of like Musical chairs. Or maybe I'm too sensitive 
to possible problems, having had more than my share.

I currently have an 1160 that I've had in storage for 8 months. Then I 
used it for two months with MIS VM and a nomorecarts CIS. I shut it 
off for two weeks with the room at 20%RH, and the magenta now won't 
clear 5-8 steps in the nozzle check. I briefly got it working with 
injecting into nozzle followed by installing Epson carts. I had to run 
the full cart to clear it though, and clog came back upon 
re-installing CIS. Then using MIS cleaning carts, prefilled MIS VM 
carts after that never gave a clear nozzle check. I'm suspecting that 
the CIS lacks a 1 micron screen in the carts but anything is up for 
grabs.

My local tech is going to give me a verdict on what can be fixed for 
what cost. Generally figure about $100 for a printhead clean/inject or 
maybe $200-$270 for a head replacement. Rough idea.

There's a possibility I'd sell the printer to you, as is. You'd have 
to deal with the magenta perma-clog, it might not be worth it, but at 
least you'd get a very low mileage 1160, very clean except the typical 
black ink thrown into the right corner. If interested, contact me with 
an offer. I'm in western USA.
Jim H.

on 1/8/02 7:51 AM, jimhayes361 at jimhayes@... wrote:

> You might want to be careful with a refurbished 1160. I've seen two
> that came direct from Epson, and, well, one was a positive fright. I
> think they wiped the cover with a damp cloth and passed it. It
> looked, um, furry inside<g>. The second wasn't too bad, but you could
> tell it had had some kind of quad ink running pretty regularly through
> it. You may or may not inherit someone else's problem.


I myself have gotten 3 (refurbished) replacement printers from Epson to
repace my own refurb in the last 1.5 months: the first one's power light
didn't work. The second came without ink carts and was splattered with ink
inside. The third--which Epson shipped to one of its authorized dealers to
check out for me first--had banding plus cyan overspray into the paper's
margin, which the tech didn't even catch!

You gotta give Epson points for trying.

Nikki P.

Why? In your case, I sure wouldn't.

Jerry

> You gotta give Epson points for trying.
> 
> Nikki P.
>

on 1/8/02 2:44 PM, Jerry Olson at jerryolson@... wrote:

> Why? In your case, I sure wouldn't.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 

Jerry, you're probably right. Epson Co. is a modern story: the tech is
striving to solve and please, while quality control is asleep on the job.

I could end the printer auditions now by asking for a refund, but for just a
little longer I prefer to think of the company as the voice on the phone who
keeps trying to deliver. He gets the points.

Nikki

Don't know if its any use to anybody looking for 1160s in the UK, but I've
just noticed dabs.com in the UK has them listed for 225 pounds a pop.

Does anybody use the larger format 1520s for anything worthy?


sandy @ www.euphy.co.uk

Yup, best service on the planet IF your printer is in warranty. But if
it isn't.....


Jerry




Nikki Pedersen wrote:

> 
> on 1/8/02 2:44 PM, Jerry Olson at jerryolson@... wrote:
> 
> > Why? In your case, I sure wouldn't.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> >
> 
> Jerry, you're probably right. Epson Co. is a modern story: the tech is
> striving to solve and please, while quality control is asleep on the job.
> 
> I could end the printer auditions now by asking for a refund, but for just a
> little longer I prefer to think of the company as the voice on the phone who
> keeps trying to deliver. He gets the points.
> 
> Nikki
> 
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