Court rulings on repairs just after Warranty finished
Epsom inkjet printers have the same inbuilt obsolescence.
The have an ink drop counter which measure how much ink you use. After a certain amount of ink has been used you get the message "tough, you need to buy a new printer" (Actually it says that the printer needs servicing, but it's much the same thing because the cost of getting it sorted would cost more than a new printer would). Epson's excuse is that the waste ink pad needs replacing. You have no option to override it. You used to be able to reset the counter using the SSC software, but Epsom have changed the way it's done so that the software can no longer reset the counter in newer models. Roger *From:* "Brian Gaff" *Date:* Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:11:07 +0100 Actually, the indenting of filaments was supposed to be so that when it does fail it fails safely, and does not melt internally and put a high load on the circuit. However I guess it really depends on your viewpoint. I seem to recall the early VCRs had an internal hours counter so that things like heads could be replaced not just cos it was time exactly but due to people thrashing them and then claiming new bits under the warranty. Heads used to be exempt from insurance etc. I tend to feel that there are certain capacitors in items now that tend to dry out in a very short time compared with the past. Brian |
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