RE: filmscanners: real value?

["Laurie Solomon" <laurie@advancenet.net>]

It ( the HP) may not have clogged up in part due to the fact that HP's
typically have their nozzles in the cartridge itself; whereas Epsons and
some other brands do not.  In the pre-chipped Epson printers there was a
reservoir of ink between the cartridge and the nozzle which could dry out
and harden as well as the ink left within the nozzles which could dry out
and harden.  With the intro of the chipped cartridge in the 1270, this is
less likely to happen.  However, before the advent of the chipped cartridge,
it was recommended that one not remove the cartridges from the printer
except to change them when they were empty for that very reason.
Unfortunately, even the OEM cartridges in the older printers, if left
standing for an extended period of time without being used would tend to
have air leaks that would cause the ink to dry out sometimes at the outlet
from the cartridge but more typically at the nozzle.

As for how to flush the nozzles, I believe Art has already suggested one
way.  I suppose there are other ways as well that one could get from the
Epson Inkjet lists or from some of the third party ink distributors.
Personally, I have not run into the problem myself; but I suspect that I
will soon be facing a clogged old Photo Stylus which has been sitting unused
for 1 year with the ink cartridges still in it and which I did not take my
own advice to you.

Oh yes, one other thing, after you have removed the partially used ink
cartridges from the earlier model Epson printers, do not try and reinstall
them later.  Use a new fresh set of cartridges.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
[mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Hart or Mary Jo
Corbett
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 12:23 AM
To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
Subject: Re: filmscanners: real value?


Laurie:

Thanks for the reply.  How would one flush the ink out of a printer?  I
thought they didn't operate if a partially used cartridge was removed.

Certainly, my ancient HP DeskJet 870Cxi won't run if even the cover is
opened but it's so old that it's a museum piece.  BTW, it has never clogged
or dried up though, even when we've been away for two months.  Res is awful,
longevity worse, color a nightmare.

Hart Corbett

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>From: "Laurie Solomon" <laurie@advancenet.net>
>To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
>Subject: RE: filmscanners:  real value?
>Date: Tue, Jan 30, 2001, 7:54 PM
>

>>(1)  Will the 1200, using non-OEM inks, clog up if it's used for periods
>>separated by months?
>
>>(2) Will the 1200 clog up, using Epson inks, if only used periodically as
>>above?
>
> In an attempt to respond to the above question, I think that most inkjets,
> including the 1200, if left for any extended period of time could clog up
> with either OEM or third party inks.  With non-OEM inks, there is always
the
> distinct possibility of clogging due to other factors such as air bubbles
or
> impurities.  Clogging due to extended periods of inactivity ( especially
> with respect to third party inks) can be minimized by flushing the ink out
> of the printer.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Hart or Mary Jo
> Corbett
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 3:58 AM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: real value?
>
>
> Michael:
>
> Thanks for your excellent advice (and the opportunity to post this
message).
>
> ..SNIP....
>
>