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Re: [Digital BW] what "precautions" to take leaving printer unused for several days/weeks?

2002-03-01 by jimhayes361

I used to do what you say with sucess with both PiezoBW and MIS VM 
inksets with carts or CIS/1160. These days I take the extreme step of 
turning my 1280 on twice a day. I print the MIS purge6 pattern once on 
plain paper in draft mode, followed by a nozzle check. This gets fresh 
ink flowing into the printhead and uses up only a modest amount of ink 
and time. About 1 out of every ten times with carts, I have to do one 
or two cleaning cycles, and this is what drains the carts down.

Waiting more than 12 hours increases likelyhood of a clog with me. I'm 
sure I'm an extreme case. I'm pretty much the Klog King.


Jim H.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Ken Brookner" <kenb@b...> 
wrote:
> i usually wet the foam pad with several drops of windex and park the 
head.
> i can leave it that way for a week or so with no problems in my 1160 
with
> CFS and pizography inks.
> 
> kenb
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "frankg_photo" <frank@f...>
> 
> > if I'm going to leave my 1160 with CFS unattended and unused for
> > several days or weeks,  what "precautions" should I take ?
> > thanks
> > Frankg

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