Digital BW, The Print

Hi All,

I have an epson 1280 that after two years of very light use is showing
signs of a damaged head. Yellow and sometimes blue lines run accross
the paper in most prints, both outside and inside the printing area.
The problem shows up in black-only as well as in color prints.

I am thinking of installing an empty color cartridge, after resetting
the chip so that the cartridge reads full. My hope is to be able to
produce B&W prints using the black-only setting by doing this.

Do you think this is a good idea? Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

Have a good day!

manuel