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More info?)
What you are describing is typical of a bad filling technique. If you
are refilling your won cartridges, that might be the problem. It is
also common if there is no air getting into the air vents of the cartridge.
Is it possible you forgot to pull the plastic tape tab that opens the
air vents on a cartridge before installing it?
Check that out first.
The other cause is overly viscous ink, due to bad formulating, old ink,
expired cartridges, or a very warm and dry climate.
If these aren't the cause, get back to me and we can go further... or
you can choose to go to Epson about it, if it is still under warranty.
Art
john huddleston wrote:
> okay, thanks for the offers.
>
> The problem i`m having is that I can`t get a full colour A4 sheet without
> the heads blocking completely. I run the nozzle check/clean programs until
> the test print is okay. if i then print a photograph or full colour image
> the first third of the image is fine, but as the print progresses colour
> components drop out until there is either just blue, blue and black or no
> ink at all being applied to the paper.
>
> "Arthur Entlich" <artistic@telus.net> wrote in message
> news:0c6Id.11704$Qb.8519@edtnps89...
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>>Yes, but believe me, Epson service has better things to do, and unless
>>the inks you used are obviously the cause of the service issue, it is
>>unlikely they could be bothered.
>>
>>If you return it with 3rd party ink cartridges in it, they might refuse
>>service if the problem is related to ink.
>>
>>If you can explain here what problem you are having, I might have a
>>simple solution (excuse the pun) that may allow you to completely avoid
>>the whole process. If the problem is more complex, I might be able to
>>tell you if it could even be ink related or if you would be better off
>>having Epson warranty repair deal with it.
>>
>>Art
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>>john huddleston wrote:
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>>>if i returned my c46 printer to epson would they be able to tell that
>
> i`d
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>>>used non-epson cartridges?
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>>>
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