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| pricey |
Printer partsWhere do I buy parts for epson printers, looked every where. I need a new print head for stylus830u, any ideas
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| tahir |
There are some on eBay but not for the 830 | ||
| dougal |
I'm going to guess you've got some blocked nozzles.
Have you tried flushing them with windowlene? (There's loads of info on the web - the US equivalent is called "Windex"...) Most (all?) Epson printheads are non-trivial to change. And for a cheap printer, the cost may approach that of a complete printer. |
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I've tryed nail polish remover filled the head up rubbed pad softly, put it back togetherno joy.I ripped it to bit before asking Q so now very mad, trying to smash face with keyboard dumb $*&". Oh well new printer needed, dont tell the wife she will well YNW  
PS Thanks Dougal for the info 
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| pricey |
Funny thing is I was going to pm you Dougal and ask, but thought no rip it to bits first he wil know where to to get a new one if I need it  
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| dougal |
I'm not too sure about nail varnish remover. And *touching* (let alone rubbing) the nozzle region is, well... "not advised". A few drops of Windowlene (though some claim to prefer to use Vodka) into the ink passage - and letting it soak for a while before "head cleaning" seems to be the way to go. When the machine is switched off, the printhead is "capped" with a bit of sponge. You may be able to cut the power during operation (so the print head is unlocked and 'away' and get access to put another couple of drops of your chosen solvent on the pad... I've even had results by doing an ordinary head clean, and just leaving it for several hours before repeating. The second one being usually entirely successful. Anyway - some epson parts suppliers http://www.unicomp.co.uk/spares3.htm http://shop.psaspares.co.uk/ http://www.expressterminals.com/sales.asp All of these handle other manufacturers as well, so they are worth remembering for HP, Oki, Lexmark, Canon, Kyocera and Brother owners. Good luck...
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Thanks Dougal, so if i manage to get the small metal part back round the print head (after straightening) and then get to priner back together I will give it a go
Thanks for the advice, Steve 
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Well I cleaned as instucted, got it all back together and it looked v promising. But after doing a clean print heads 20 times, back to stage 1. So thanks for all help and advice but it looks as if im going to have to buy new print head( find out price on monday, good sites Dougal) or if to much it's a new printer 
Steve 
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| Penny |
My OH feeds ours gin for some reason - haven't a clue why, but it seems to work\\\ | ||
| pricey |
 Will try 
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