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From: yuan@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Yuan 'Hacker' Chang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Epson printer head replacement/refurbishment
Message-ID: <3349@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Date: 1 Mar 89 08:06:17 GMT
References: <525@Portia.Stanford.EDU>
Reply-To: yuan@uhccux.UUCP (Yuan 'Hacker' Chang)
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Organization: Univ. of Barbarians.  Honolulu, Hawaii
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In article <525@Portia.Stanford.EDU> mikef@portia.UUCP (Michael Fallavollita) writes:
-I have an Epson FX-80 that I've used well.  The problem is that my print
-is getting really bad, especially the tops and bottoms of the letters.

	What do you mean by "bad?"  Is the print light, blurry, or crooked?

-I've tried cleaning the head by soaking it in alcohol and that seemed to 
-help for a day.  Does anyone know of a good way to clean the head?  

	I don't know about a good way, but soaking it in alcohol is
definitely not a good way.  I think alcohol will oxidize metalic parts,
plus removing lubricants from the moving parts.  So after a while your
print pins will all be out of alignment.

-How about replacements?  Are replacement heads a common item or would I have
-to write to Epson and pay some outrageous amount for a new one?  

	Replacement is probably a good idea, although expensive.  Xerox
Service Center here charges $80 for a print head the last time that I check
(about a year ago)...
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