Digital BW, The Print

Peter,

I agree with John. The best way to store your printer for a long period is
to install Epson cartridges, get good nozzle checks and leave them in until
you return. I have successfully started up an Epson 785 that had been in
storage with Epson cartridges for 14 months. Took about 8 nozzle cleanings
but it is running fine.

I strongly suspect that if you leave it without any carts that it will
completely dry out on you and the odds are high it might never run again
without new heads.

Martin Wesley

http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html



----- Original Message -----
From: "John/Julie Gittins" <jgittins2@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Storing an 1160 for months


> Peter,
> Without carts in place, the Epson printhead will dry out. I don't know
about a standard method
> for storage, but, if you liken clogs to getting the flu, I've found
regular Epson carts to be a very
> effective vaccine. I've left my own 740s and 1160s for 3+ months and
gotten good nozzle checks
> after one cleaning cycle; if I'd left them unused with quad blacks
installed, I'd have had major
> problems. Somebody in the group recently suggested that regular Epson ink
has a solvent
> that helps prevent clogs -- they sure behave as if they did.
> John
>
(snip)