Re: How to avoid Epson ink clogs
>You can wrap your printer in a large plastic bag which you close, to
>maintain humidity. You can even go as far as to set a sponge damped in
>water OUTSIDE the printer in a small disk, but inside the same plastic
>bag to keep humidity levels up.
Just want to make some typo corrections from the above:
>You can wrap your printer in a large plastic bag which you close, to
>maintain humidity. You can even go as far as to set a sponge dampened
>in water OUTSIDE the printer in a small dish, but inside the same
>plastic bag to keep humidity levels up.
As Jan stated, do NOT place the damp sponge within the printer where it
can contact or be near any metal parts which can rust.
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