Inkjets

ransley wrote:
How often should a printer left idle be made to print a photo to keep
the heads clean-working, are the jets in the cartrige, so if they clog
you just buy a new ink cartrige? Ive idled mine for months and printed
fine the other day, I was just wondering what is a safe time frame for
an idle period.

If you switch the printer off, there is a felt cap that covers the heads
and it should be OK for a month or so.

"daveFaktor" wrote in message
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ransley wrote:
How often should a printer left idle be made to print a photo to keep
the heads clean-working, are the jets in the cartrige, so if they clog
you just buy a new ink cartrige? Ive idled mine for months and printed
fine the other day, I was just wondering what is a safe time frame for
an idle period.

If you switch the printer off, there is a felt cap that covers the heads
and it should be OK for a month or so.

That might depend on the printer model, on some you can remove the cartridge
and place it in a holder to stop it drying up.
On my olde epson 1270 I leave it on 24/7 and that seems to limit head
cleaning problems
and I rarely print more than a few pages a week, it can be 2 weeks between
prints.
Most of my prints aren't photos either.
Print heads can be cleaned using isobutonal type cleaning fluids manually if
they get really gundged up but the result might not be good enough for
a photo quality print out.

"John Navas" wrote in message
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On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:55:03 +1000, Bob Larter
wrote in :

Ordinary Windex on a lint-free tissue works very well on print heads.

Skip the branded crap, and just use a dilute solution of ammonia.


That's only true if you have another use for a bottle of ammonia
other than cleaning print heads. With Windex you can at least also
clean windows.

In the UK anyway, ammonia probably works out more expensive than
branded window cleaner per liquid oz. or whatever, as so few people
have a use for it nowadays. That's if you can find it on sale.


michael adams

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John (Panasonic DMC-FZ28, and several others)

"John Navas" wrote in message
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On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:09:56 +0100, "michael adams"
wrote in :

"John Navas" wrote in message
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On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:55:03 +1000, Bob Larter
wrote in :

Ordinary Windex on a lint-free tissue works very well on print heads.

Skip the branded crap, and just use a dilute solution of ammonia.

That's only true if you have another use for a bottle of ammonia
other than cleaning print heads. With Windex you can at least also
clean windows.

Ammonia is great on windows.

In the UK anyway, ammonia probably works out more expensive than
branded window cleaner per liquid oz. or whatever, as so few people
have a use for it nowadays. That's if you can find it on sale.

Quite cheap here in the USA, great value for cleaning tasks.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-some-household-uses-of-ammonia.htm


I've bought ammonia myself to try and clear an Epson as the nearest equivalent
to Windex in the UK is pink stuff called Windolene. With the other brands
of window cleaner you don't know what extras you get.

The smell of ammonia on windows would be enough to put me off, along with
most of the local tom cats I'd imagine. Which could be a bonus I suppose.

Also I can never get it out out of my head that it's what they use to clean
up with, after using the electric chair. According to Julius Rosenberg anyway.

michael adams

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Best regards,
John (Panasonic DMC-FZ28, and several others)