Mark Pope Posted October 12, 2007 Share #41  Posted October 12, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Mark, This is exactly what I have had throughout the three years I have had the Epson R1800 and that plus the problems with the roll feed, mean I would be very reluctant to buy another prosumer Epson (against a full professional model).  To be fair, we've had a pretty trouble-free experience with the 2400, which we've had for a little over two years. We went for the CIS because of the high running costs.  In the 6 months I have been using the HP B9180... I have not had a single instance of nozzle blocking and have not had to run a clean routine once. Wilson Nozzle cleaning was a relatively rare occurrence until recently. I had no problems before I went away on holiday. As I sit here' I'm printing off some stuff I took with the GR-D this lunchtime and (touch wood), the printer is behaving itself. 3/3 good prints. Hardly statistically significant, but a good indicator that the nozzles are now clear (touch wood again).  I know it's not related to the thread, but as far as running costs are concerned, I think a decent CIS is the way to go.  I'm glad you're pleased with the HP Wilson.  Best, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jaifoto Posted October 12, 2007 Share #42 Â Posted October 12, 2007 You can print up to 37" long on an Epson 3800 (17X37). Â Go to link: Epson 3800 Stylus Pro Report Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted October 13, 2007 Share #43 Â Posted October 13, 2007 Another vote for the 3800. I use mine a lot, but intermittently. When I need to proof, it's running, and when I don't, it's off. Some times, with these days of electronic proofing, it's months between jobs. Â Here I am touching wood: never had a clog yet in now 6 months of use. Compared to the 4000, which clogs if you look at it sideways, it's been a dream. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme_clarke Posted October 15, 2007 Share #44 Â Posted October 15, 2007 These are an interesting set of comments. Â My Epson 1290s has started being too liberal with black ink - the opposite of head blocking. The result is ink is getting onto the rollers and leaving tracks across the face of the prints (usual setting is photo glossy film with Ilford Smooth Pearl). Despite then printing off 40 or so sheets on plain paper, such as a report with coloured graphs, and cleaning the rollers (what a pain using cotton buds and isopropyl alcohol), it reverts back to liberally dosing them with ink again and leaving roller tracks down the face of the print (both A4 and A3). Â So, the key question is, Is the printer past its sell by date, and if so what should I replace it with (no need to go bigger than A3+)? Or is it a matter of getting the heads out and cleaning them (how) - and, importantly, putting them back again? Â Help! Â Graeme Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted October 16, 2007 Share #45 Â Posted October 16, 2007 The blocked nozzles thing ... if you're not going to use the printer for extended periods, it's advisable to use a timer to switch the printer on and off once a day. This makes the printer go through a cleaning cycle ... Â I would be very interested to know if this is recommended for standard Epson (or other mfr's) cartridges. Â I'll experiment to see how it works. Great idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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