I acquired my Epson T60 printer a year ago and really impressed with its performance and capabilities as a whole. I used it for document, transfer paper, and photo printing using pigment inks. So far I was able to recoup the amount I spent in buying it.
It is already converted to continues ink system to avoid hassle of buying expensive genuine ink cartridges. However, it started to fail a few months ago (last year) when printing one time on a bond paper, not knowing that the tip of the paper is a little bit crumpled. The paper stuck which cause the head to create grinding noise that I hurriedly put it off. This happens few times especially when the printing option is set to draft. So, I avoided using that setting anymore.
Sad to know, when I decided to remove and checked the Printer Head, I found deep scratches that prevent the inks from passing through the holes resulting to bad print out. Nozzle checks are almost impossible to resolve the problem. So I removed and cleanse the head with Isopropyl Alcohol and force a little bit to clear the holes from scratches. I let it dry for a while then put it back to test it if works again.
Yes it did! The printing seems fine using the text and image, photo and best photo option with a little lines missing but works fine on printing black text. But I usually prefer best photo to get a better printing on image as photo option is not capable anymore of producing image quality print out. Until one day, my printer suddenly pop-up an error related to unrecognized ink cartridges. Usually, this is done by merely pressing the reset button for seconds but that won't work anymore though I tried it over and over again.
I sought for second opinion regarding unrecognized ink error from a certain printer technician and told me to change the chips attached to cartridges at a cost of P450. I bought a new chips but felt disappointed seeing the same error exist. I don't know what to think next. I asked another printer technician regarding my problem and told me that the problem might be on the printer head and the logic board. It means a major repair is needed for Epson T60 which summed into trial and error and no guarantee that the printer would be fixed. The head or the logic board is shorted. I don't know if it's true that replacing the logic board you need to change the printer head too for compatibility reason.
How much will it cost? The amount is tantamount to almost buying a new one. He quoted expenses as followed: Labor P500, Flex P300, Printer Head P5000 and the Printer board P2500. It really sounds risky to me and the probability is unsure. But thanks for his honest advice to buy a new one instead.
He further said that in that scenario, if either the head or the logic board is replaced alone damaged may take place on one of them. He wants to avoid the liability on his part being a technician. But he said he can fix it. But that made me reluctant and made me think twice.
It sounds goodbye to my Epson T60 Printer.
