Digital BW, The Print

Peter,
Without carts in place, the Epson printhead will dry out. I don't know about a standard method 
for storage, but, if you liken clogs to getting the flu, I've found regular Epson carts to be a very 
effective vaccine. I've left my own 740s and 1160s for 3+ months and gotten good nozzle checks 
after one cleaning cycle; if I'd left them unused with quad blacks installed, I'd have had major 
problems. Somebody in the group recently suggested that regular Epson ink has a solvent 
that helps prevent clogs -- they sure behave as if they did.
John           
   
  ---- in DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, peter_in_seattle <lists@... wrote:
  > I also want to preserve my Epson 740 .... The thing is that cleaning carts 
  >can dry out like regular ones... If I take the carts out and plug them up, they 
  >supposedly won't dry out. Not sure how well that bodes for the printers...
  >Is there an accepted standard as to how to keep a printer from clogging while 
  >in storage? (Again, I'm using carts, not CIS).
  >Peter

  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Olson <
  jerryolson@r...> wrote:
  >> Why not leave the cleaning carts in the machine when you go?
  >> Jerry



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Leave the cleaning carts in the printer when not in use for months.

Jerry


John/Julie Gittins wrote:

> 
> Peter,
> Without carts in place, the Epson printhead will dry out. I don't know about a standard method
> for storage, but, if you liken clogs to getting the flu, I've found regular Epson carts to be a very
> effective vaccine. I've left my own 740s and 1160s for 3+ months and gotten good nozzle checks
> after one cleaning cycle; if I'd left them unused with quad blacks installed, I'd have had major
> problems. Somebody in the group recently suggested that regular Epson ink has a solvent
> that helps prevent clogs -- they sure behave as if they did.
> John
> 
>   ---- in DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, peter_in_seattle <lists@... wrote:
>   > I also want to preserve my Epson 740 .... The thing is that cleaning carts
>   >can dry out like regular ones... If I take the carts out and plug them up, they
>   >supposedly won't dry out. Not sure how well that bodes for the printers...
>   >Is there an accepted standard as to how to keep a printer from clogging while
>   >in storage? (Again, I'm using carts, not CIS).
>   >Peter
> 
>   --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Olson <
>   jerryolson@r...> wrote:
>   >> Why not leave the cleaning carts in the machine when you go?
>   >> Jerry
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Peter,

I agree with John. The best way to store your printer for a long period is
to install Epson cartridges, get good nozzle checks and leave them in until
you return. I have successfully started up an Epson 785 that had been in
storage with Epson cartridges for 14 months. Took about 8 nozzle cleanings
but it is running fine.

I strongly suspect that if you leave it without any carts that it will
completely dry out on you and the odds are high it might never run again
without new heads.

Martin Wesley

http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "John/Julie Gittins" <jgittins2@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Storing an 1160 for months


> Peter,
> Without carts in place, the Epson printhead will dry out. I don't know
about a standard method
> for storage, but, if you liken clogs to getting the flu, I've found
regular Epson carts to be a very
> effective vaccine. I've left my own 740s and 1160s for 3+ months and
gotten good nozzle checks
> after one cleaning cycle; if I'd left them unused with quad blacks
installed, I'd have had major
> problems. Somebody in the group recently suggested that regular Epson ink
has a solvent
> that helps prevent clogs -- they sure behave as if they did.
> John
>
(snip)

This may not be a solution for everyone - but, how about installing 
cartridges loaded with windex?

I have an old 1270 sitting in my closet.  It went there because it 
experienced an intractable clog problem, and I never got around to 
fixing it.  I just loaded up with OEM cartridges, and set it aside (6 
months back).  I am going to get it out, and see how it performs, and 
perhaps try loading virgin carts with windex.  I will report back any 
observations I have.

Shilesh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Wesley" 
<mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> Peter,
> 
> I agree with John. The best way to store your printer for a long 
period is
> to install Epson cartridges, get good nozzle checks and leave them 
in until
> you return. I have successfully started up an Epson 785 that had 
been in
> storage with Epson cartridges for 14 months. Took about 8 nozzle 
cleanings
> but it is running fine.
> 
> I strongly suspect that if you leave it without any carts that it 
will
> completely dry out on you and the odds are high it might never run 
again
> without new heads.
> 
> Martin Wesley
> 
> http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John/Julie Gittins" <jgittins2@m...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 7:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Storing an 1160 for months
> 
> 
> > Peter,
> > Without carts in place, the Epson printhead will dry out. I don't 
know
> about a standard method
> > for storage, but, if you liken clogs to getting the flu, I've 
found
> regular Epson carts to be a very
> > effective vaccine. I've left my own 740s and 1160s for 3+ months 
and
> gotten good nozzle checks
> > after one cleaning cycle; if I'd left them unused with quad blacks
> installed, I'd have had major
> > problems. Somebody in the group recently suggested that regular 
Epson ink

> has a solvent
> > that helps prevent clogs -- they sure behave as if they did.
> > John
> >
> (snip)