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Re: Transportation of Epson Pro 3800

2007-05-10 by shangheye

Keith, thakns for that piece of info. I have the original piece of 
cardboard that came with the box for that, so I will us eit and tape 
it in place...something I wasn't originally planning to do. Rgds, Kal

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Keith 
Zimmerman" <keithz@...> wrote:
>
> I agree that the inks can be kept in, just be sure to tape the 
> carriage in place so it doesn't move.  Epson told me to do that 
> before shipping an R2400 to them via FedEx.
> 
> keithz
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "shangheye" 
> <shangheye@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm moving from China back to Belgium, and my printer will be 
> > transported by ship. It will be picked up with the rest of my 
> things 
> > and will be on the ship for about six weeks. I still have most 
of 
> > the original packing, so I will have it in it's bag, plus it's 
> foam 
> > and box, and even some of the original tape used by Epson to 
seal 
> > it! The moving company will also crate it, to protect it.
> > 
> > My main question relates to the inks. Should the inks be removed 
> for 
> > this trip, or should they remain in place? Epson advises that 
> after 
> > a long period of the printer being unused, that the inks should 
be 
> > removed, given a few shakes and replaced (redistributes the 
ink). 
> > This suggests, that if the printer was at home, I would have 
been 
> > expected to leave the inks in. When the printer is turned on, 
the 
> > nozzle clean would then ensure no clogs.
> > 
> > Should they stay in place or be removed...I'm currently on the 
> side 
> > of keeping them in place...
> > 
> > Anybody have a similar experience or recommendation.
> > 
> > Many Thanks,
> > 
> > K
> >
>

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