Epson 3880 Printing with greenish/yellowish tint
Jan 25, 2022 14:49:45 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
Up until about two weeks ago my 3880 was printing perfectly. I did not use it for about 10 days and wanted to make sure the print heads were not clogging. So, I did some printing. No problem with the heads, however, all prints are now printing with a slilght greenish/yellowish tint, particularly noticeable on faces. The faces look kind of "sick". I calibrated my monitor--same results. Several inks are a few months out of date--Photo Black, Light Light Black, Light Cyan, Yellow. I have always printed with one or more inks slightly our of date, due to the high cost of replacement caratridges. This never effected printing before. Any suggestions?
Jan 25, 2022 15:16:38 #
Jan 25, 2022 16:32:14 #
Jan 26, 2022 07:36:29 #
When I was using my epson for many years clogging was a problem. I found that carts with rubbing alcohol were very effective at clearing the heads.
I laid the faithful Epson to rest when it said end of life and needs to be sent to the company [Epson] for repair.
What... no way!
Later in reading too late, the message was because the sponge where the cleaning waste went was full and clogged. By then, long gone in the dumpster.
i am now running a Canon TS9000 and use only 3 party ink... neglect, yep... so just did a deep cleaning and it is printing just fine now... must run it once a week and keep it clean... but like many resolutions, will I?
I have read that Canon are less prone to clogging.
I laid the faithful Epson to rest when it said end of life and needs to be sent to the company [Epson] for repair.
What... no way!
Later in reading too late, the message was because the sponge where the cleaning waste went was full and clogged. By then, long gone in the dumpster.
i am now running a Canon TS9000 and use only 3 party ink... neglect, yep... so just did a deep cleaning and it is printing just fine now... must run it once a week and keep it clean... but like many resolutions, will I?
I have read that Canon are less prone to clogging.
Jan 26, 2022 19:10:56 #
Friend whose business is fixing wide-format Epson printers says: They gotta be used *every* day, or they clog up.
FWIW: I use Canon. Due to strange circumstances, sometimes I may go 3 or 4 week without printing. Never a problem, but I have heard that about every 60 or so hours Canon runs a very abbreviated "clean heads" program. I don't know if that's true - my Pro-10 is in a separate room about 20 feet from where I usually work and I've never heard it run when not expected, but my printer is about five years old and never had a clogging problem.
In any case, I've used about three hundred ink carts (all OEM) and never had an issue with clogging.
FWIW: I use Canon. Due to strange circumstances, sometimes I may go 3 or 4 week without printing. Never a problem, but I have heard that about every 60 or so hours Canon runs a very abbreviated "clean heads" program. I don't know if that's true - my Pro-10 is in a separate room about 20 feet from where I usually work and I've never heard it run when not expected, but my printer is about five years old and never had a clogging problem.
In any case, I've used about three hundred ink carts (all OEM) and never had an issue with clogging.
Jan 26, 2022 19:27:24 #
As a chemist I ask the reasonable question, just how difficult is it to analyze an OEM ink and duplicate it. No, it is not in my basement lab type of thing, it is a China Business. Also, the factories that make the OEM ink and their employees have the formula. While making Canon or Epson etc ink they make another few hundred gallons and sell it to the 3 party cart fillers.
The question of UV fading... the additive is not expensive I did the research years ago for one of these UHH threads.
The question of UV fading... the additive is not expensive I did the research years ago for one of these UHH threads.
Jan 26, 2022 22:52:14 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
dpullum wrote:
When I was using my epson for many years clogging ... (show quote)
Perhaps my next one. I did clean the heads and my “overflow” tank still has plenty of space.
Jan 26, 2022 22:55:21 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
TonyBot wrote:
Friend whose business is fixing wide-format Epson ... (show quote)
I have cleaned the heads. Does not seem to be the problem. Perhaps I’ll switch to Canon next. But for now, I’ve got to get this one working.
Jan 26, 2022 22:56:34 #
Jan 27, 2022 03:03:23 #
Have you printed an 'old' image? An image you've printed before & compared the new result with the old result to confirm that you have a printer problem? Could something have changed with your photo program? Perhaps an upgrade or update of some sort, even an update to your OS? Does your printer have a built in 'sample print' file that you can check for correctness? Good luck!
Jan 27, 2022 08:41:09 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
twowindsbear wrote:
Have you printed an 'old' image? An image you've printed before & compared the new result with the old result to confirm that you have a printer problem? Could something have changed with your photo program? Perhaps an upgrade or update of some sort, even an update to your OS? Does your printer have a built in 'sample print' file that you can check for correctness? Good luck!
Thanks.
Yep, I’ve been checking against previously printed photos. No recent upgrades to Lr or operating system.
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