We often get visitors who’ve used one of our guides to locate and access the waste ink pads in their printer and hit this problem… User Submitted question: Hello sir, I recently searched for the printer ink’s pads nearing end of service life help. I found out your site and the instructions you provided. […]
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An Introduction to Waste Ink
The Error The most common error message that customers receive is “Parts” or “Waste pads” “inside the printer have reached the end of their Service Life“. You are then directed to read your manual which, unfortunately, doesn’t tell you anything. Worse still, Epson first line support are renowned for recommending disposal of printers with this […]
How long does it take to create a Modification guide?
The time required to create our installation guides has changed markedly over the years and if anything things are taking much longer to create. We try to source one of the target printers by locating a spares/repair unit or (in more frequent cases now) we purchase the printer brand new (and immediately void the warranty). […]
Installation: Epson D92
This modification also applies to these Epson models: C79 C90, C91, C92 D78 D92 S20, S21 T10, T11 T20, T21, T23, T26, T27 The case design and general build approach for the D92 has been used in a lot of the new cheaper printers as well so this guide will be useful for a […]
Installation: RX680, RX685, RX690
This guide is equally applicable to the following models: RX680 RX685 RX690 I’ll use the model number RX685 for ease throughout. The RX685 is yet another of the “trapdoor” printer types, however it did have a small sting in the tail in terms of the trapdoor design itself so it merits its own modification […]
Installation: Epson R240, R250
Note: This printer is physically, exactly the same to the Epson Stylus R250 The R240 is one of the “trapdoor” type of printer so really this guide is just a reinforcement of other guides like the R300, R220, etc.. That said the printer design is subtly different enough that locating the waste tube is […]
Installation: Epson Stylus 900
This guide was submitted by an OctoInkjet customer as a PDF and has been retained in that format. Click the link below to download a copy. Printer Potty installation guide for the Epson Stylus 900
Installation: Epson Photo 1400, 1390, 1410
This modification covers the Epson Stylus Photo models: 1390 1400 1410 The Epson 1400 printer seems to be incredibly similar to the R2400 and R1800, in terms of case and waste ink design but with one important difference. Instead of utilising two waste tubes this printer has only one. This guide provides greater detail on […]
Installation: C84 – D88
This modification is equally applicable to to the Epson models: C84, C86, C88, D88 C64, C66, C68, D68 The C86 printer and similar models (there’s a slew of them!) do not have the trapdoor built into their designs so the instructions for fitting a waste ink tube on these printers is more complex and requires […]
Error E-02 [100077] – Scanner Error
Epson printers with scanners sometimes display an E-02 or 100077 error that indicates a problem with the scanner initial self-test. This video is a useful example of one of the potential causes and fixes (WF-2830 shown). Credit: Kevin’s Ink & More