On Mar 21, 5:52=A0pm, "Burt" <nos...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> (snip)
>
> > Given the non-user-replaceable fixed heads on an Epson, I would be
> > EXTREMELY cautious about using non-Epson ink. Mess up your heads, and
> > you will need to buy a new printer (or pay $$$ to have it repaired).
>
> > At least with HP's and some others, the heads are part of the cart, so
> > if the ink is bad, you just change the cart.
>
> You are right that caution is advisable when selecting aftermarket inks
fo=
r
> refilling. =A0That is true for Epsons because of the fixed printhead,
but =
it
> is also true of the majority of Canon printers. =A0Who wants to replace
a
> printhead, even though it is removeable! =A0There are, however,
excellent =
ink
> sets available for Epson printers that are no more prone to clogging
> printheads than Epson OEM inks. =A0I don't know a thing about Walgreen's
> refilling station or the inks they use. =A0Caution is to also be
exercised=
> when using prefilled aftermarket carts. =A0Unfortunately, Epson's suit
has=
> pretty well dried up that marketplace in the US from what I understand.
> (our resident troll will now weigh in to tell us that Epson is to be
> applauded for guaranteeing that consumers now have to pay for their
overly=
> expensive inks in the US)
>
> A person I know, who has no technical skills at all, has refilled a
> dye-based older Epson printer's black cart several times. =A0She doesn't
p=
rint
> colored images often, but she uses the printer for lots of text
do***ents.=
> Although I wouldn't recommend what she did, she bought some "generic"
ink =
at
> one of the local big box office supply stores and just followed the
> instructions. =A0Not a problem in over two years of printing. =A0Better
to=
be
> cautious, as Andrew suggests, =A0see what people on this NG or the
Nifty-s=
tuff
> forum use successfully in their Epson printers, and buy what they
recommen=
d.
Great info.! Thanks, all!
Mark
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