How to Change the Waste Ink Pads in an Epson Stylus DX7450
I have just repaired my DX7450 (faulty power supply) and I thought ''whilst the printer is dismantled, I'll just check out the waste ink pads''. The problem is, I cannot see any way to access the waste ink pads (other than see the waste ink pipe through the tiny rear access panel - which is no use for anything really). To get to the ink pads in the bottom of the INNER plastic casing seems to require complete disassembly of the printer mechanism. This is not practicable without special re-assembly tools/jigs I think. Does this mean that the DX7450 (and similar models) is junk once the waste ink pads protection counter reaches its limit? Or am I missing something? No-one seems to have a copy of the service manual - for free or for sale.
Thanks for your input but I suspect you are wrong on two counts. Firstly, I am talking about the Service Manual, not the User Manual (which I have) and secondly, I am talking about replacing waste ink pads, not cleaning the print head. Incidentally, poking around with a screwdriver in the print head cleaning mechanism seems a trifle dodgy! I am sorry, but you are at a maintenance level somewhat irrelevant to what I am asking.
Thanks for your input but I suspect you are wrong on two counts. Firstly, I am talking about the Service Manual, not the User Manual (which I have) and secondly, I am talking about replacing waste ink pads, not cleaning the print head. Incidentally, poking around with a screwdriver in the print head cleaning mechanism seems a trifle dodgy! I am sorry, but you are at a maintenance level somewhat irrelevant to what I am asking.
The point I am trying to make is that my problem has nothing whatsoever to do with print quality. The "pads" in question are the waste ink pads located deep inside the printer, nowhere near the print head. These pads soak up waste ink from head cleaning cycles etc. Traditionally, Epson inkjet printers count every shot of ink in a "protection" counter. When this count reaches a preset limit, the printer outputs a message that servicing is required, and refuses to work any more until the waste ink pads are replaced and the counter reset. My query concerns the fact that the waste ink pads in the DX7450 are to all intents and purposes inaccessible - does this mean that when the protection counter limit is reached, the printer is scrap?
Whilst I understand your views concerning the economics of repairing ink jet printers, I certainly don't agree with them. Apart from the enviromental abuse of throwing away a printer, I can assure you that Epson inkjet printers are usually easy and quick to repair, and much cheaper than buying a new one. I know this from personal experience of repairing these printers. It's simply that "official" Epson repair centres charge outrageously high prices for simple repairs and do everthing they can to get you to buy a new printer instead.
You have a good day too.
Gerry
Hi Rich
The point I am trying to make is that my problem has nothing whatsoever to do with print quality. The "pads" in question are the waste ink pads located deep inside the printer, nowhere near the print head. These pads soak up waste ink from head cleaning cycles etc. Traditionally, Epson inkjet printers count every shot of ink in a "protection" counter. When this count reaches a preset limit, the printer outputs a message that servicing is required, and refuses to work any more until the waste ink pads are replaced and the counter reset. My query concerns the fact that the waste ink pads in the DX7450 are to all intents and purposes inaccessible - does this mean that when the protection counter limit is reached, the printer is scrap?
Whilst I understand your views concerning the economics of repairing ink jet printers, I certainly don't agree with them. Apart from the enviromental abuse of throwing away a printer, I can assure you that Epson inkjet printers are usually easy and quick to repair, and much cheaper than buying a new one. I know this from personal experience of repairing these printers. It's simply that "official" Epson repair centres charge outrageously high prices for simple repairs and do everthing they can to get you to buy a new printer instead.
You have a good day too.
Gerry
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Re: How to Change the Waste Ink Pads in an Epson Stylus...
For the Epson C62 the Service Manual says that in order to get at the Waste Pads "Release total seven hooks of the Upper housing by using the precision screwdriver etc."
But how to do this is by no means clear. I imagine it's the same problem with your DX7450. Have you got any further with this?
Victor
Re: How to Change the Waste Ink Pads in an Epson Stylus...
Hello, Even if you had the manual there would be no mention as to how to replace the waste ink pads! This is a common problem to all ink-jet printers. The best way to clean it is to just get the carriage out of the way by pulling the power while it is initializing and wipe the pad with a flat head screwdriver to remove the built-up black ink. The black ink is organic material & will build up as the color inks are dyes and will not build up! Use warm water on a paper towel to clean up any messes made.
Hello, Sorry you feel I didn't give you a real good explanation as to why I said to use a screwdriver to clean the pad. 1. This printer and most all other ink-jet style printers (besides the fact that it is a multifunction machine) are still basically a "throw -away item and not worth the time /effort to fix them as they can be bought for about $60.00 which in all reality is the cost of 2 ink cartridges. Ink-jets are sold mostly to make money for the ink cartridge manufacturers!!! Like it or not that is the truth about them.
2. I have been repairing all kinds of plotters, printers, fax machines, and copiers, etc for over 15 years and a lot printer repair depots won't even touch the Ink-jet printers because they aren't worth it.
3. Swiping a screwdriver over the pile of black ink to remove it prevents more service issues and is quicker with the printer than taking it all apart just to clean the pad or to find out after it is apart that you cant even buy the pad in the first place as they just don't sell it separately anywhere except maybe at the factory. Putting the printer back together afterwards and expecting it to work correctly can require a lot of patience.
So I would stand by my original answer to you but add "to do it only if you are having print quality issues anyways".
Thanks and have a good day! Rich
Hello, Sorry you feel I didn't give you a real good explanation as to why I said to use a screwdriver to clean the pad. 1. This printer and most all other ink-jet style printers (besides the fact that it is a multifunction machine) are still basically a "throw -away item and not worth the time /effort to fix them as they can be bought for about $60.00 which in all reality is the cost of 2 ink cartridges. Ink-jets are sold mostly to make money for the ink cartridge manufacturers!!! Like it or not that is the truth about them.
2. I have been repairing all kinds of plotters, printers, fax machines, and copiers, etc for over 15 years and a lot printer repair depots won't even touch the Ink-jet printers because they aren't worth it.
3. Swiping a screwdriver over the pile of black ink to remove it prevents more service issues and is quicker with the printer than taking it all apart just to clean the pad or to find out after it is apart that you cant even buy the pad in the first place as they just don't sell it separately anywhere except maybe at the factory. Putting the printer back together afterwards and expecting it to work correctly can require a lot of patience.
So I would stand by my original answer to you but add "to do it only if you are having print quality issues anyways".
Thanks and have a good day! Rich
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The waste ink tank/pads for an Epson Stylus DX8450 printer are located at the bottom of the printer's housing, beneath the print head. Here are the steps to access and replace the waste ink tank/pads:
Turn off the printer and unplug it from the power source.
Open the printer cover to access the ink cartridges.
Gently push the print head to the right to move it to the ink cartridge replacement position.
Look for the waste ink tank/pads at the bottom of the printer housing, just beneath the print head. They may be covered by a small plastic panel.
Remove the plastic panel, if present, by gently pulling it toward you.
Use tweezers or gloves to carefully remove the old waste ink tank/pads from the printer.
Replace the old waste ink tank/pads with a new one, making sure they are seated properly.
Replace the plastic panel, if present.
Push the print head back to its original position.
Close the printer cover.
Plug the printer back into the power source and turn it on.
Reset the waste ink counter by following the instructions in your printer manual or by using a reset utility program.
It's important to note that replacing the waste ink tank/pads can be a messy and complicated process, and it may be best to have it done by a qualified technician or Epson service center to avoid damaging your printer or causing a mess.
Normally your remedy is to replace
the "Waste Ink Pad/Pads" with a new one/ones and then reset the
"Internal Waste Ink Pad Counter". The waste ink pads are normally
housed in a black plastic box. They are located in the bottom of the printer,
towards the front, just under where the paper starts to exit. You would have to
remove the "Top Cover Assembly" to be able to get to the screw or
screws that hold that assembly in place. If you cannot figure out how to remove
the waste ink pad holder assembly [plastic box], you may need a service manual,
for the removal procedure.
Also Replace the following parts and
reset the counters as described below:
- Waste Ink Pads
- F Box
- Pump Assembly
- Cap Assembly
- Cleaner, Head
- From Maintenance Mode 2 enter the Counter Init. Menu and initialize the Waste
Ink counter and Cleaning counter.
Also check the end article at this
given link for the resolution of the problem:-
The R2400 is quite an expensive printer and changing the pads would likely knock the printhead out of gross alignment so if you really must change the pads then I'd recommend getting it done at a service center (much as it pains me to suggest it).
The only time it's really essential to get the pads changed though is if you do a lot of borderless printing as this dumps ink straight to the pads and bypasses the popular external waste ink tank modification.
My recommendation would be to consider getting the printer serviced this once and then immediately install an external waste ink system to your printer and use the SSC or A10-IPR utility from Epson to reset the waste ink counter from there on in.
It means the Waste Ink Pads in your printer are saturated with ink and the waste ink ("protection") counter has exceeded its limit. The Waste Ink Pads should be replaced as soon as possible. You can overcome this problem temporarily by using the SSC utility - download from http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml and reset the Protection Counter. This will stop the lights flashing and restore normal operation. However, remember that eventually ink will overflow from the waste ink area and make a dreadful mess, so you must change the waste ink pads before this happens. This requires the disassembly of the printer. A copy of the service manual is available from a number of sellers - just Google "Epson C44 Service Manual". You will often find them for sale very cheaply on E-Bay. If you decide to have a go at replacing the ink pads yourself, report back and I will provide further help.
The Waste Ink Pads are saturated and the waste ink counter has exceeded its limit. The Waste Ink Pads should be replaced as soon as possible. You can overcome this problem temporarily by using the SSC utility - download from
http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml
and reset the Protection Counter. This will stop the red lights flashing and restore normal operation. However, remember that eventually ink will overflow from the waste ink area and make a dreadful mess, so you must change the waste ink pads before this happens. This requires the disassembly of the printer.
The C64/66 service manual can be downloaded from here: http://www.eserviceinfo.com/downloadsm/12748/Epson_C64%20and%20C84.html
Should you decide to have a go at changing the waste ink pads, let me know and I can supply some notes on opening the case - it's a pig and the service manual is not that helpful.
Every time an Epson printer "cleans" itself, it dumps ink into "waste pads". The printer counts up how much ink it has put in those waste pads, and will stop printing when it believes the pads are full. You may be able to reset the counter with software. Google, "epson waste counter reset" for ways to do that.
The Waste Ink Pads in your printer are saturated with ink and the waste ink counter has exceeded its limit. The Waste Ink Pads should be replaced as soon as possible. You can overcome this problem temporarily by using the SSC utility - download from
http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml
and reset the Protection Counter. This will stop the lights flashing and restore normal operation. However, remember that eventually ink will overflow from the waste ink area and make a dreadful mess, so you must change the waste ink pads before this happens. This requires the disassembly of the printer. Should you decide to have a go at changing the waste ink pads, the 830 service manual can be downloaded from here:
Thanks for your input but I suspect you are wrong on two counts. Firstly, I am talking about the Service Manual, not the User Manual (which I have) and secondly, I am talking about replacing waste ink pads, not cleaning the print head. Incidentally, poking around with a screwdriver in the print head cleaning mechanism seems a trifle dodgy! I am sorry, but you are at a maintenance level somewhat irrelevant to what I am asking.
Hi Rich
The point I am trying to make is that my problem has nothing whatsoever to do with print quality. The "pads" in question are the waste ink pads located deep inside the printer, nowhere near the print head. These pads soak up waste ink from head cleaning cycles etc. Traditionally, Epson inkjet printers count every shot of ink in a "protection" counter. When this count reaches a preset limit, the printer outputs a message that servicing is required, and refuses to work any more until the waste ink pads are replaced and the counter reset. My query concerns the fact that the waste ink pads in the DX7450 are to all intents and purposes inaccessible - does this mean that when the protection counter limit is reached, the printer is scrap?
Whilst I understand your views concerning the economics of repairing ink jet printers, I certainly don't agree with them. Apart from the enviromental abuse of throwing away a printer, I can assure you that Epson inkjet printers are usually easy and quick to repair, and much cheaper than buying a new one. I know this from personal experience of repairing these printers. It's simply that "official" Epson repair centres charge outrageously high prices for simple repairs and do everthing they can to get you to buy a new printer instead.
You have a good day too.
Gerry
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