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Epson D88 help
Hi all, we use an Epson D88 printer for sublimation printing, but it only gets used occasionally and the black print head appears to have blocked or dried up.
I have spent all day putting it through the clean cycle, we even use the SSC Service Utility with no success.
Can anyone suggest a course of action or does anyone know where they may still have these printers in stock?
Any help or advice is much appreciated
cheers
stephen -
7 Replies
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Blimey…..now i guess i am struggling..
stephen
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Have u tried to see if you can buy head cleaning cartridges for this model?
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Leave it alone for a day Stephen. Too much head cleaning is counter productive. Epson recommends two or three head cleans at once. Alternative methods to clear the blockage include printing nozzle check prints (a few straight after each other) and printing few sheets of A5 /A4 in the colour which is blocked (black in your case). I’ve usually got the blockage cleared by doing a head clean followed by a few nozzle check prints followed by a colour print.
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Hi, thanks for the replies i will give those a try….i desperately need to get it working.
The other problem i have is because it is an old model i am having problems trying to find a replacement….
cheers
stephen -
sorry meant to be a PM
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Hi Stephen. You could give I-Sub a try, they still have the D88 on their web site, but don’t know how current that is!
I’ve always found them very helpful, so if they can’t help they might know a man who can 🙂 🙂
Phone number is 01536 415511
Barbara -
cheers for all of your help
its much appreciated
stephen
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