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June 27th, 2007 21:00

Preventing ink clogs

I've soaked my black cart several times per previous info from william_the_scot (bless you, william). I got 2 good copies, 1 fair, 1 unusable. I'm soaking again, also tried wiping the contacts. While I wait, my question is this: how many copies need to be run daily to help prevent this annoyance. I read 2 or 3 pages on this, but didn't see anything about the number needed to keep things working. Thanks for any ideas.
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    Posted June 27th, 2007 22:00

    If it keeps clogging, like you say, it's probably a bad cartridge and will need to be replaced.
     
    How often to print, to keep the cartridges from drying out, depends on the humidity in your location and in the residence.  Some can go days or weeks, some must print at least something every day.  You'll just have to experiment to determine what is right for your specific case.
     
    I live in Florida, humid location, but with air conditioning running and relatively dry in the house, I find I must print all "colors" at least every 3 to 4 days with my Epson to keep it from having print problems (not complete clogging but it will tend to print light in spots until it's had several "cleaning cycles").
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    Posted June 27th, 2007 22:00

    Thanks a lot, fireberd. My situation is the opposite of yours; very dry (Arizona), but use a "swamp cooler" early in summer. When our "monsoon" ha, ha, starts in July, switch to AC. I'll experiment. I'd rather waste a little paper than have to spend a couple of hours trying to get a few important copies. Thanks again.

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