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RE: [Digital BW] Epson 2200: MK to PK Ink Swap ...To do or not To do

2003-10-28 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: jborkowski78 [mailto:h1@...]
>
> Once a cartridge has been installed (ie. punctured), does anyone
> have experience switching back and forth between photo and matte
> black cartridges?
>
> If so, are there any tricks to preventing the inks from drying out?
> Storage orientation? In a plastic bag? etc.
>
> Or is this a risk not worth taking...in terms of dried out ink,
> clogging heads, other damage to the printer, and/or print quality?

I haven't had any problems, and I've left the cart sitting open on the table
for a couple of weeks once. I usually stick it in a ziploc, although whether
that's actually useful or just waving a dead chicken I can't say.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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