Yes, it would definitely be an uphill fight.
One could read the Epson position even more broadly than just ink
flow-related problems.
At 12:12 PM 1/29/01 +1000, you wrote:
> > A: EPSON does not recommend refilling or using 3rd party ink
> > cartridges. Using these products will not void the Epson
> > warranty, however, if these products cause a failure, the
> > repair of that failure will not be covered under warranty. "
>
>Which is essentially what I wrote below - any problem caused
>by 3rd party inks is not covered by the warranty. :)
>
> >>I suspect Epson would take a different view if the reason the printer
> >>was being returned has due to head blocks caused by non-OEM
> >>inks. AFAIK Epson's official line is that the use of 3rd party inks
> >>voids the warranty as far as anything to do with the ink flow is
> >>concerned.
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>Rob Geraghty harper@wordweb.com
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