Digital BW, The Print

Hi all,
	So my 15 month old 1280 has apparently died, printing those horizontal 
lines across the page (circuit board issue, as some on this list have 
attested to).  I need to take it in to get a repair quote (and then 
decide if I want to fix it, get a new one, or just forget about B&W 
printing for a while), but I need to figure out how to store the CFS. 
Can I just tape off the nozzles?  How long do you think I could get away 
with that?  Couple of weeks?  Or is it one of those "keep my fingers 
crossed" kind of deals?

thanks,
allan