#3rd party ink for epson 3880 printer full#
#3rd party ink for epson 3880 printer pro#
#3rd party ink for epson 3880 printer Pc#

However I haven't ever printed borderless and I don't forsee myself printing borderless as I prefer to have a border as well as not spraying ink and gunking up the printer from the overshoot. This is now a concern of mine between the 2880 and the 3880, as I don't really want to have to resort to such measures to keep a printer in service where I can just replace the maintenance tank. I seem to recall coming across a similar article, if not the same, about a user who was able to absorb out the waste in the nappy and rescue the printer.

#3rd party ink for epson 3880 printer pro#

I have however read od one user who used distilled water to soften the ink and a syringe and blotters to soak it up. , Epson Stylus Inkjet Printer Pro 3800 3880 4880 7800 9800 4800 7600. If you decide to do this, wait until the warranty period is over.Ĭheck, but doesn't the 3880 come with a waste ink 'tank' that can be replaced by the user? The 2880 has the normal 'nappy' system, which in theory means once they are full, the printer dies. Unblocking the clot/s wasted a lot of expensive ink and filled the waste ink 'nappy', contributing to that printers early demise. Epson will refuse to honour any warranty claim of any kind and I've had personal experience of clots/blockages in a previous 950 printer which I'm convinced were caused by my using non Epson inks. I'd suggest caution when thinking about using a third party ink.

#3rd party ink for epson 3880 printer full#

Even if home printing works out slightly more expensive, say £0.50, that's not a lot compared with what I'd be charging, and would allow me to go into full ocd control freak mode!ģ50D | EF-S 18 - 55 kit | EF 50 1.8 | EF-S 10-22 | EF-S 60 2.8 M | EF 70 - 300 4-5.6 IS This is purely speculative at the moment, as I don't even sell prints right now. Of course that has to be taken with a pinch of salt! Epson say the shelflife is 6 months from sticking it in the printer. That's a good point, I guess it depends on how quick you go through the cartridges. Given that the instructions say shake the carts before inserting I have just assumed it to be true. Large tanks would concern me because I know paint pigments settle over time although I have no evidence that pigment inks are affected in the same way. I actually prefer the smaller cartridges as they suit my output. It is true that the economics of printing at home stack up if thats your only criteria, however the product is better than any 3rd party lab I have ever tried.

Sorry, but I have never calculated the usage on my 2880, but it does not strike me as excessive. I'd be very surprised if the 3880 did not do the same. Plus, these inks have ICC profiles for a wide selection of printing papers that are fairly accurate right out of the box.Certainly the R2880 comes with a set of completely normal cartridges. So much for the having to replace the heads every 5 cartridges proviso.

Another photographer I know uses them in a Canon Pro-1 with identical results.

#3rd party ink for epson 3880 printer Pc#

I have been using their formulations (the older PC72 and updated PC ) on a Canon Pro-10 for the past several years and HUNDREDS of 13x19' prints with absolutely no printhead issues. I cannot personally attest to the particular Epson formulations, but I know an architect who is using them with a 9880 (ink compatible downward to 7880/4880) she will never go back to OEM. See here:ĭiscussions of these inks have been extensively held on other fora-and generally receive positive comment as to accuracy, gamut, performance, and any collateral 'maintenance' issues. It therefore stands to mention that Precision Colors offers an inkset for both of the aforementioned Epsons-with ICC profile modeling to accurately emulate standard Epson ink RIP protocols. Third party inks have come a long way in the 3 years since this topic birthed itself. As long as this thread has been exhumed, the casket opened, and we are holding another service for the dearly departed-a couple of real comments for those who are still printing with the 3800/3880.