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Anonymous Posted on Jul 25, 2008

Epson stylus cx3600

Hi i have black smudges on my print outs, any help? i reset the counter as it was service time, however i did clean the ink pads that i could see from the top. maybe there more? or something else needs doing?

regards
carl

  • Anonymous Nov 09, 2008

    thats spooky mate i just had another look at my printer today, its still printing with smudges but i only just read this, i will try and have another look but might get a new one yet as they cheap enough in netto etc only £35 all in one but not epson.



    I noticed there was lots of excess ink on a sponge on some moving part. maybe its under the cartridges when in possition. i wiped it but couldnt remove it. it was a vertical twin sponge. any ideas?

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If you took out the sponge pad that runs left to right under the head and didn't put it back right the chances are the print head is catching on it and passing ink back and forth. Check the pas is sat correctly and clean under the print head with a light solvent cleaner like windowlene/windex liquid

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