In addition to cleaning fluid in the carts, you might want to rinse off the parking pad with some cleaning fluid. When you go to change the inks, pull the plug. That will give you access to the parking pad.
If the heads are giving a good nozzle check now, replacing the inks with cleaning fluid should preserve the printer head just fine.
I use my generic ink base C6b -- see page 5 of http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Ink-Mixing.pdf . MIS sells it premixed for $7/pint -- http://www.inksupply.com/roarkslab.cfm . (I have no financial connection to MIS.)
Bagging the printer would probably be a good idea. No heroics are really needed once the clear base is in there. The printer should be fine for many months.
Paul
On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 7:46 AM, Globe Trotteur unglobetrotteur@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
I am sure this question may have been asked quite a few times.I just got an Epson r2400 that I am going to keep as a spare to replace my 2200 in vase it dies.I am planning on inserting some refillable cartridges inside and filling them with cleaning fluid.If I do a few head cleans with the product inside, would the printer be good when I start it again a few months later? I am concerned that the pads being full of ink may clog the printer or should I move the heads away from the pads.I will also be putting the printer in a closed bag to remove the air.If that is a feasible idea, what kind of fluid should I put in the cartridges?thanks.PierreSent from Windows Mail