To take the gimme, or pass...?
Sep 20, 2021 13:25:26 #
nikonnate
Loc: Woodbury MN
I put this in the Printer forum but figure it will get more traffic here:
My cousin, a former business owner who gave up her camera mid 2010s, offered me her Image Prograf W6400 for free if I could fix it up. Last used circa 2014-15. She figures the ink nozzles are dried up but it's mine for the taking if I want it. I have a PIXMA Pro 100 for my own needs otherwise.
Looking at Canon's support page for the model, do I want this printer (the W6400)? To be clear, I already have a PP100.
My cousin, a former business owner who gave up her camera mid 2010s, offered me her Image Prograf W6400 for free if I could fix it up. Last used circa 2014-15. She figures the ink nozzles are dried up but it's mine for the taking if I want it. I have a PIXMA Pro 100 for my own needs otherwise.
Looking at Canon's support page for the model, do I want this printer (the W6400)? To be clear, I already have a PP100.
Sep 20, 2021 13:57:03 #
Sep 20, 2021 14:14:39 #
nikonnate wrote:
I put this in the Printer forum but figure it will... (show quote)
An old, broken and ink clogged printer? Give it a pass.
Sep 20, 2021 14:25:03 #
nikonnate wrote:
I put this in the Printer forum but figure it will... (show quote)
Do you need/want a 24" printer? Do you want to go to the effort to buy and replace the print heads and/or do a complete cleaning? Or are you willing to pay a tech to do it for you? If the answer is no or even maybe then best to let her find someone else to give it to. Possibly find someone to get it running and donate it to a high school that has art and photo classes.
24" paper and the inks for that thing are not cheap. While my Pro-100 fired right up and printed after nearly a year. The first two 13x19 prints the tones were off and a little streak here and there and after that things are fine. Not many photo printers can do that and they all seem to be dye ink printers. Dye ink printers that have not been used for a long time can be cleaned with purified water. Pigment ink printers require special cleaning solutions.
Sep 20, 2021 15:30:40 #
I myself would pass.
Years ago I was given an inkjet printer/scanner.
Print head was clogged.
I took it to work. - They only use it as a flatbed scanner.....
Years ago I was given an inkjet printer/scanner.
Print head was clogged.
I took it to work. - They only use it as a flatbed scanner.....
Sep 21, 2021 07:43:54 #
Bigmike1 wrote:
If you have no use for it give it up.
A free item that will cost a fortune to repair isn't free.
Sep 21, 2021 08:03:55 #
If print heads are truly blocked with dry ink, it will cost more to replace than buy a new one. I would say thank you for the most generous offer and pass. Buy a new one if you want one. I had the throw away my Epson Pro 4900 because of the same problem. If you don’t use it frequently, don’t buy one. Better off using online print services. Cost approx $1,000 to fill a printer. About $1 for a decent print from Costco.
Sep 21, 2021 10:49:34 #
Robertski
Loc: So California
If you don't like to fiddle, pass. If you do, the Canon printers have heads that are easy to remove and soak for days to potentially unclog. Don't operate it with plugged heads or low ink as Canon uses heat to spray ink ($500 head). Many old Canon printers die from burned out heads. Comparisons with Epson are wrong. Epson uses piezo to electro-mechanically spray the ink and are not hurt by operation with plugged or low ink. Unfortunately you can't remove the Epson heads easily for cleaning. So after hours of research and cleaning you may still choose to give it away to someone who likes to tinker.
Sep 21, 2021 12:26:38 #
nikonnate
Loc: Woodbury MN
I like reasonable, informative responses.
Based on a number of those, I think I'll be passing up this deal and instead offering some arm strength to get it up the stairs and in a dumpster.
Based on a number of those, I think I'll be passing up this deal and instead offering some arm strength to get it up the stairs and in a dumpster.
Sep 21, 2021 13:28:09 #
Sep 21, 2021 16:52:52 #
jerryc41 wrote:
A free item that will cost a fortune to repair isn't free.
A free item that will cost a fortune to repair isn't free.
Amen.
A friend is getting no nibbles at $200 for his well maintained currently operational 24” Canon complete with over $200 in ink and media included.
Sep 21, 2021 17:15:25 #
nikonnate wrote:
I like reasonable, informative responses.
Based on a number of those, I think I'll be passing up this deal and instead offering some arm strength to get it up the stairs and in a dumpster.
Based on a number of those, I think I'll be passing up this deal and instead offering some arm strength to get it up the stairs and in a dumpster.
Better yet give it to someone else. Maybe a local computer repair place or photo shop will want to spend time to get it to work again or a school with a tech teacher. One school I worked at the electronics shop teacher took in old computers for the students to tinker with and learn. The ones that got rescued he gave to students who didn't have a computer at home. (East Los Angeles, back then a lot of poor families with no computer at home.) He had a long waiting list of students who needed a computer and a steady stream of old computers coming in from faculty etc.
Sep 21, 2021 20:18:04 #
nikonnate wrote:
I put this in the Printer forum but figure it will... (show quote)
I wouldn’t waste my time or money or hopes on any non-functional inkjet printers that old and unsupported.
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