Digital BW, The Print

I have a set of unopened Epson ink carts for my 2200, they've been
sitting on my shelf for about a year or more. Vacuum packs look
intact. Can I go ahead and use them .... or another question ...
should I bother with them at all? I intend to do b & w exclusively.
Should I start with another ink set altogether?

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Lew Schwartz <lew1716@...> wrote:
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> I have a set of unopened Epson ink carts for my 2200, they've been
> sitting on my shelf for about a year or more. Vacuum packs look
> intact. Can I go ahead and use them .... or another question ...
> should I bother with them at all? I intend to do b & w exclusively.
> 

one person's experience: for several years i used a 2200 with stock Epson inks mainly for b/w. routinely used carts up to a year past the 'use by' date on the box and never had issues.

another tip. if you're going to have these carts sitting around a long time, store them standing right side up.  dunno if it matters, but i read that somewhere (probably here) a long time ago. i did it, and perhaps it helped keep everything all settled and proper.




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jespes" <jesse.pesta@...> wrote:

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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Lew Schwartz <lew1716@> wrote:
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> > I have a set of unopened Epson ink carts for my 2200, they've been
> > sitting on my shelf for about a year or more. Vacuum packs look
> > intact. Can I go ahead and use them .... or another question ...
> > should I bother with them at all? I intend to do b & w exclusively.
> > 
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> one person's experience: for several years i used a 2200 with stock Epson inks mainly for b/w. routinely used carts up to a year past the 'use by' date on the box and never had issues.
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Be sure to agitate the carts well before using them.  Epson pigments also settle.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Lew Schwartz <lew1716@...> wrote:

>
> I have a set of unopened Epson ink carts for my 2200, they've been
> sitting on my shelf for about a year or more. Vacuum packs look
> intact. Can I go ahead and use them .... or another question ...
> should I bother with them at all? I intend to do b & w exclusively.
> Should I start with another ink set altogether?
>