Printer Leaking Ink? *PIC*

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I've been using my Epson Stylus C80 for about half a year. Just today, I found that my prints had some really thick black ink smudged on the corner edge. So I look in the printer, and there's this giant glob of ink lying opposite the side where the cartidges sit. I was sure it wasn't supposed to be like that, as it definately wasn't like that before or I would have noticed, so I took some paper towel and cleaned most of it up and then used a bit of rubbing alcohol to finish the job. Well after cleaning, it ended up looking like this. As you can probably see, there's pit of ink. I stuck a toothpick in it and it turned out to be about 2.5 cm deep. What could have happened? I installed new ink cartridges a few weeks ago, but I'm pretty sure I installed them the right way, and they were the uber expensive Epson brand stuff too.

 

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BUMP? Anyone? I'll try general if no one replies...

 

[MattTheTech]

since the cartridge is what dispenses ink, and the only real connection (aside from holding it in place) to the printer itself is the electrical contacts, i would say it would have to be a bad cartridge. i cant imagine it being anything else.

 

[Toxic]

I'd suspect the same thing, but I'd probably zap a message to Epson about it and see what they say.

What brand of ink were you using? Epson or some knockoff?

 

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