Digital BW, The Print

I have actually cleaned the waste tank on a 1290 - I don't recommend it.   The tank is actually a large felt pad in a tray under the printer, which simply absorbs the ink.  Of course the ink dries out slowly so it gets really gooy and sticky.  I attempted to wash the pads in water and then let them dry - eventually I put them in the oven for a while.  It did work though.  The thing is that once the pad is actually full,  ink will leak out of the printer.

I seem to remember seeing somewhere an add on that replaced the waste tank with an external bottle - can't remember where

Keith

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