andym911 Posted May 25, 2008 Share #1 Posted May 25, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) As a long shot I thought I'd ask the question here. Today my young son decided he needed to 'water ' my Epson 2400, about half a cup full. The printer does not work and is being dried out as we speak. Question....is there any chance that after the drying out phase it can come back to life or is it 'dead as a dodo'.. appreciate any tips/advice regards andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bill Posted May 25, 2008 Share #2 Posted May 25, 2008 Andy, if it was not powered up at the time, there is a good chance that it will work again. In my experience, water is not the end of the world (coffee is another matter...) Dry it THOROUGHLY before powering up. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted May 25, 2008 Bill...it was powered up:( andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted May 25, 2008 Share #4 Posted May 25, 2008 Bugger. You still may be fortunate. It's worth a try. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicapaul Posted May 25, 2008 Share #5 Posted May 25, 2008 Andy, if it was not powered up at the time, there is a good chance that it will work again. In my experience, water is not the end of the world (coffee is another matter...) Dry it THOROUGHLY before powering up. Regards, Bill a (soft) fan may help drying hidden parts of the device Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calshot Posted May 25, 2008 Share #6 Posted May 25, 2008 Make sure it is really dry inside before powering up. Then hope. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
budrichard Posted May 26, 2008 Share #7 Posted May 26, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Before connecting back to the power source (I assume its disconnected otherwise you have a shock hazard) open up and run a heat gun at low temps for a long time to assure its dry. There are spray cleaners on the market ElectroWise but unless you are familiar with thier use, I suggest using only the heat gun. Resist the temptation to hurry the process and wait a couple of days for complete drying. Depending on the mineral content of your water and whether or not you have any soluable components you may be OK. But the only way to tell is when you connect to power and power up. Good luck-Dick BTW, what you want is an Electrical Engineer not that electricians are not knowledgable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubenkok Posted May 26, 2008 Share #8 Posted May 26, 2008 Bugger. Hi Andy, If the power was on, probebly a fuse is gone. Is there power on your wall outlet? I can't find a separate power supply in the manual, so the mains goes directly in to your ptinter?? Then there could be an internal fuse that is gone. Normaly they are close to the cable inside your printer. If all is dry and the fuses are ok then, most of the times, it works again. Hope this is some help. ALL THE BEST Ruben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share #9 Posted May 26, 2008 Ruben and all, I opened the back and checked for a fuse and found it..I hoped it was blown but it wasn't:mad: looking further into the 'guts' there is a visible blackened-burned area on one of the boards near the power supply connection..I guess the printer is toast. Will bring to a local printer repair service and see if the cost of repair is worth it or not. Am really pissed as it is less than a year old and is a great unit...with current prices being still around Euro 750,00 it's not going to be a cheap replacement... thanks again for all the responses andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share #10 Posted May 30, 2008 Hi all, just to close the loop on my OP. Yep the printer was Toast...repair cost over Euro 350,00 without shipping. Have put it down to experience and bought a replacement today...at least I am back printing:) cheers andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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