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So I tried to revive my chinese L1800z I got new head. Good condition, no leaks, No clogging and not delaminated. All colors present in capping station when doing head cleaning. I also removed the printhead and set it on a lint free cloth. All colors are present on the cloth. Printhead moves when printing but there is no printout at all. What could be the problem? It also seems to scratch the paper’s surface. I did shoe polish method thinking it was dried up ink. My old printhead had no issues whatsoever, just got clogged after sitting for a long time. here’s a video and some photos IMG_2126.MOV

My Chinese L1800’s printhead clogged and I can’t find L1800 printheads where I live (Japan). The seller also refuses to send replacement parts despite the description saying it has warranty. I bought some online and all of them are refurbished and does not even work. I then decided to look up used printers and I found a similar printer, an EP-4004 or also known as 1500W in the US. Does anyone know if it’s compatible to use with L1800? Or other models that are also compatible? Thanks in advance. I might be able to find Japanese counterparts.

My L1800 printhead clogged and I can’t find L1800 printheads where I live (Japan) I found a similar printer though, an EP-4004 or also known as 1500W in the US. Does anyone know if it’s compatible to use with L1800? Or other models that are also compatible? Thanks in advance. I might be able to find Japanese counterparts.

I literally have a mug that says this 😂 I honestly wouldn’t choose P600 if I knew the head is more fragile than other models. I just heard it’s pretty easy to convert bc you can literally just make it chipless, use 80ml carts, remove rollers and attach ink waste tank and voila! But again I have no idea what I’ve been doing. Never thought it would be a 1week project lol. So from your 7 years of experience… What was the best desktop printer you have ever converted? Or at least the one that ran the longest 😬

I was about to give up until you replied to this thread. I’ve already spent so much money and I feel like I need to at least get 1 printer working or all my expenses would be in vain 😂 Are these the inks you are using? I’m surprised the price isn’t too far from the generic Chinese brand. I’m definitely switching to this brand

Thank you so much for the detailed explanation! I have been using cheap leftover inks from where I bought my Chinese L1800. So that could be the problem. I should have used better inks especially for a pricier printer 🥲 Do you maybe have a photo of said adapter that you bolt into the head to suck the ink or a link where I can purchase it? Also, I promised not to manually flush it ever again but it has always been my last desperate attempt to revive the head before I call it quits and it honestly just never works. I have a fleet of dead printers but I think I’ll just charge it to experience and start using only good and fresh inks from now on.

So I just converted this Epson P600 This is the second printer I killed. Well at least the printhead. (The first one has its motherboard fried) So like the first one that I have converted, it is running smoothly. All colors are showing, no clogs. Perfect nozzle check. After printing for a while on the same day, baaaam black doesn’t print anymore. What baffles me is in both the first and second printer, the whites are perfect. I have read posts saying whites are the easiest to build up and clog but I never had problem with whites. So I did head cleans, ink charges, shoe polish method, wet capping overnight and flushed the manifold first before the going for the nozzles. I even flushed the lines but no luck. The clog is solid and I can feel the pressure while trying to waterfall the printhead so I just stopped before I killed it completely. Any help would be appreciated. I’ve lost so much money trying to build a DTF printer. At this point chinese printers are pretty enticing. My L1800 from China never had a major clog 🥲 I’m attaching my prints here. As you can see the black ink is totally fine before it suddenly clogged. Don’t mind the scratches, it wasn’t there when I printed it.