Re: filmscanners: A Good Epson Customer Service Story

[tflash <tflash@earthlink.net>]

But don't most of the Epson printers that use their archival inks have
larger droplet print heads than the dye based versions. I don't know if I'm
correct about this or not, but if so I'd fear lots of print head clogs.

Todd

> Jerry & Steve
> Thanks for setting me straight - may give this a try. Have either of you tried
> this?
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> Mike
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mystic" <Mystic@hawaii.rr.com>
> To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 19:19
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: A Good Epson Customer Service Story
> 
> 
> If I remember correctly, the 2000P Color Cart is 3 color vs. 5 for the 1270
> 
> MIke
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Arthur Entlich" <artistic@ampsc.com>
> To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 21:40
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: A Good Epson Customer Service Story
> 
> 
> Some of you 1270 owners might be interested in something I picked up at
> a web site which deals with ink refilling.
> 
> Apparently, the 1270 and 2000P color cartridge (Don't know about the
> black) is the same shell. However, when if you normally try to put a
> 2000P cart into a 1270 it shows up as being empty (via info from the
> chip). One person claimed that by using the trick to re-write the chip
> using a brand new Epson cartridge, he was able to trick his 1270 to
> think it had a 1270 color cart in it, when actually it had the 2000P
> cart in it.  He claims to be happily printing away with the 2000P cart
> in his 1270.