Bil, (assuming they are full of ink) that is probably the print head. Same thing happened with my Stylus Photo and it cost $61 at the CHEAPEST place for a new print head! Try http://www.inkcarts.com/ and enter this code below for 20% off any order. THANKYOU20 Also ask Stephanie from Vance Baldwin, they are having a clearance on printer supplies. stephanieb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -Clint God Bless Us All Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fax: 209-882-9602 TechAssist Administration http://tech-assist.org techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: ".Techassist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 1:48 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Epson Printer - WON'T PRINT Epson Stylus Color 860 Printer EXTREMELY faint lettering visible (only bits & pieces - often nothing at all) I performed many cleaning cycles, including using cartridges filled with 409 cleaner (has worked well for someone else) Pulled the heads and soaked them in window cleaner (another tried and proven fix) - still works the same Can someone tell me of a simple procedure to isolate which area is causing almost no printing? (Epson printers do not have the heads in the print cartridges). Thank, Bil Help make your TechAssist online repair tips database better! Submit your fixes here: http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips To unsubscribe write to: techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line. Help make your TechAssist online repair tips database better! Submit your fixes here: http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips To unsubscribe write to: techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line.