![]() If it were you would be leaking on both channels. ![]() So where is the leak? It is not at the connection at the exit of the black ink switch into the print head. When you go back to the normally used line the leak goes away but may not entirely. Usually when there is a leak it starts when you switch to the unused black ink color, MK or PK. The black ink selection switch, in the damper assembly, sits on top of the print head. Here is the path: Ink flows from the cartridge through the line (the 8 tubed ink cable) with a connection to the foil manifold on the Switch Damper Assembly then out of the foil manifold via a connection to a damper which sits on top of the black ink selection switch via another connection. When you switch to the unused black channel, if the line has become blocked by stale ink, the pressure on the line will press ink out through one of the connection points in the ink line and once a seal has been broken ink will continue to leak out until repaired. Epson switches between the MK and the PK black ink lines, the unused line sits idle. But first let’s understanding what we are dealing with.Įpson makes great printers but if you must not leave an ink line unused for a long period of time, it needs to be exercised. Yes, you can repair the printer yourself. Epson printers will leak the black ink from the channel you have not been using.
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