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Using off brand refills or ribbons has never been a good thing....especially for Epsons... Have seen a few 24 pin wide carriage Epsons burn up the head because of someone trying to cut a corner....No oil on the off brand ribbon to lube the pins....The head gets super hot without the lube on the ribbon to lube the pins.....Same goes for the ink jets.... Mineral Spirits and Varsol also work and my favorite....WD40...Just put a napkin around the head and spray into the holes in the tubes that pierce the ink cartridge...or use a hypo with a small needle and pump the tubes full of mineral spirits, varsol....
Tom
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