EPSON stylus, 3 years unused???what to poor in....

egag · 08-11-2004, 11:47 AM

hoi,

i have a Epson stylus color 500 , it is not used in 3 years. it s working oke , but there s no ink
coming out. (using cups ). could this be a softwareproblem or has anyone an idea how to solve this. ( i tried "cleaning" and re-mounting ink cartridge ) i don t wanna throw it away , i hate
pollution.!

#save my printer# PLZ.

egag.

Peacedog · 08-11-2004, 12:18 PM

have you tried new cartridges? the ink may be dry in the old cartridge. if the cartridges are new, you may have to run it through a jet cleaning cycle several times to unclog any dried up jets.
good luck.

egag · 08-11-2004, 12:25 PM

yeah.. think is s a hardware-prob. ..as i look at the cartridge against the light,
it s not really fluid, but some ink is coming out....gonna get a new and
report back , ( shame to throw it away !!! )

thanx

egag

Peacedog · 08-11-2004, 02:03 PM

you might revive it w/a little alcohol, but your probably better off w/a new one.
good luck.