Nick wrote:
I have the Epson Stylus Photo 890 printer and it has been little used for
some time.

Method #1. Windowlene Clear - not the pink stuff - put some drops in the
needles in the "bit that the cartridge sits on"

Method #2. Skip the printer and spend £60 on a new Canon pixma ip4500
http://www.trustedreviews.com/printers/review/2007/11/30/Canon-PIXMA-iP4500/p1

Prefer Method #2

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Adrian C