[alt-photo] Re: 3800 maintenance tank ( Re: printer woes)

[henk thijs]

Paul,
Yes, when you open the tray of the waste sponge of the 3800 you see  
that it is nearly not used at all; in my case nearly 75% was still  
clean.
Looking for a replacement, i got the following advice (go to step 6 :  
MODIFY WASTE INK MAINTENANCE TANK):

http://www.inkrepublic.com/knowledgebase/3800-iRefill-faq.asp

As we say in Holland : a child could do the laundry :-)
succes,
Henk
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On 20 jan 2010, at 16:34, Paul Viapiano wrote:

> Is there a safe alternative to buying a new maintenance tank for  
> the 3800?
>
> Can the tank be cleaned manually and the "diaper" replaced with  
> something else or will the chip prevent it? I saw the tip on  
> putting tape over the chip and started to wonder...
>
> Paul
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "henk thijs" <henk.thijs at hetnet.nl>
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 6:22 AM
> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: printer woes
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>
>> Chris,
>> Just borrow a PC , download the program (see websites), and the   
>> resetting is a 'ten seconds job' .
>>
>> http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/inkjet/35608
>> http://tricks-collections.com/reset-counter-epson-r1800-r2400/
>>
>> After resetting to be on the safe site, just put something under  
>> the printer in case there is a real overflow of waste ink. It  
>> never  happens on my Epsons , and i did reset it different times.
>> The trick for the 3800 is even more simple: just a piece of tape  
>> over  a small part of the chip on the 'waste cartridge'.
>> cheers,
>> Henk
>>
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>> On 19 jan 2010, at 22:22, Christina Anderson wrote:
>>
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> What a PITA.
>>>
>>> My printer was working fine yesterday and then all of a sudden  
>>> it  came up with a "parts inside your printer are at the end of  
>>> their  service life" and it will not print anymore unless it is  
>>> repaired.
>>>
>>> Epson 2400.
>>>
>>> If you get this message here is what's up:  the diaper that   
>>> collects ink underneath the ink cartridges is full.  That diaper   
>>> needs to be replaced.  It is about $43.  There is no manual to  
>>> take  your printer apart, but the repair service in Portland said  
>>> you can  find directions to do so online pretty easily.
>>>
>>> What needs to happen is first to reset the counter (yes, every  
>>> time  you clean your heads the counter records it and predicts  
>>> when the  diaper is at its end whether it is or not.  So the 50  
>>> times I  cleaned my printer head when trying to get the Snow  
>>> Leopard/Epson  2400 driver incompatibility problem figured out  
>>> made that counter  count and how.) Then with the manual's help,  
>>> presumably, install  the diaper.  He said it is not hard to do at  
>>> all.  Unfortunately I  am not a gifted person mechanically and  
>>> here is the other snafu.
>>>
>>> If you send the printer with a full diaper (I know this is   
>>> beginning to sound ridiculous) it will spill over and ruin the   
>>> printer.  Thus you cannot ship it.  You have to bring it in to  
>>> the  service center.  Of which there are none (reputable) in BZ.  
>>> Those  of you in a big city are fine, though.
>>>
>>> And try ordering a 3880--they are backordered everywhere....
>>>
>>> End of story.
>>>
>>> Thought I'd share in case someone on the list comes across this   
>>> issue and lives in a big city. Bottom line, the printer is NOT   
>>> actually dead but "playing possum".
>>>
>>> I've got a techy guy coming over shortly who works out of his  
>>> home  so hopefully it'll get solved.
>>>
>>> OH and let me gripe some more.  My Canoscan FS4000 does NOT work   
>>> with Snow Leopard.  So now tell me how I like Snow Leopard??
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>> Christina Z. Anderson
>>> christinaZanderson.com
>>>
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