drifterlee opened this issue on Jan 24, 2007 · 12 posts
keenart posted Thu, 25 January 2007 at 12:13 AM
The Epson 1200 print heads can be flushed with cartridges. I have a large format and use them to clean my Epson heads all of the time. They are not cheap. I will give you a URL so you know what you are looking for, but you might want to shop around for the best prices. The keywords you are looking for are “Flushing Cartridges.”
If you take the printer into a shop, you may get charged upto $600 or $700 to change the printhead. The service shop does not clean them, just replace them. So you have little to lose by trying the flushing cartridges.
If you must consider a small or medium format printer then you might look into the Epson Sylus Pro 3800, for about $1500, which is capable of 17 by 44 inch color printing. Or the more expensive 4800 which is a Professional grade printer with archival inks for about $2400. Street prices vary and you can find better deals if you look long enough.