Re: NON-Clogging Inkjet of any brand?
- From: "Burt" <sfbjgNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 01:41:09 GMT
"John Thomas Smith" <jtsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Wife and I share an office, main printer is a Brother
> multi-function monochrome laser (which works very well)
>
> Since she "sometimes" wants color, she has an Epson C82
> (warranty replacement for a C80) which she uses weekly
> (or sometimes not even every week, the reason the C80
> was replaced by the C82)
>
> Now, her C82 also has badly clogged/dried heads due to
> not being used very often
>
> After reading here, it seems that the Canon (IP5000?)
> is "better" about not clogging the heads... but is ANY
> inkjet going to continue to work with only being used
> on a weekly basis instead of every day?
>
> I am also thinking about just replacing her inkjet with
> a "small" (ie-low cost) color laser, which is over in
> message Color Laser that does not LIE about toner?
>
> But, for this message/question... anyone have experience
> with any brand/model color inkjet that does not clog if
> it is not used more often than once a week? (or less!)
As mentioned by other posts, they all have the ability to clog when not used
often enough. Although I have no experience with HP inkjet printers I
understand that they have the print head integrated into the ink cartridge
and when you put in a new cartridge you are also installing a new print
head. So - if the head clogs you simply buy a new cartridge. This is more
pricey than the other manufacturers' cartridges but it does prevent the
clogging problem from ruining the printer.
Clogs aren't usually "fatal". If the software utility that comes with the
printer doesn't clear it there are undocumented techniques for cleaning most
clogs. You will find them here on this NG and also on the Nifty-stuff
forum.
Another alternative is to refill your cartridges with bulk inks (I use MIS
inks in my Canon printers, and other participants on this NG also use
Hobbicolor or Formulabs inks in Canons.) With ink that costs about $1 a
cartridge instead of $12, you feel more free to run color prints frequently
to keep the nozzles clear. The easiest carts to refill are Canon. The
newest Canon Pixma printers have a computer chip built into the carts,
however, and I haven't seen much info on refilling them yet. I just bought
two ip5000's - one for my wife and one to set aside as a spare so I can be
assured of the ability to refill the carts. I'm sure that the aftermarket
ink vendors will figure the Canon chipped cart out very quickly and we will
be able to refill them also. There are several prefilled aftermarket carts
available and some of the vendors do tell you with which ink they are
refilled. I prefer refilling them myself as I am assured of the consistancy
of the bulk ink for all the refills out of any individual order. Pay no
attention to our resident troll who will tell you (BS) that these
aftermarket inks cause clogs. I used MIS in a canon i960 printer for well
over a year without any clogs.
>
>
> John Thomas Smith
> http://www.direct2usales.com
> http://www.pacifier.com/~jtsmith
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