[sf-lug] (forw) Re: new Epson printer. whee.

[Ken Shaffer]

Then there's always the possibility that it's not running out of ink, but
out of time!
see http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/inkjet/26847
for info on the expiration date problem with some ink cartridges.
Ken

On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:

> Quoting Akkana Peck (akkana at shallowsky.com):
>
> > The only problem with that is that if you let an inkjet sit around
> > unused for longer than a couple of weeks, the print heads dry up and
> > clog, and with many printers (*cough* Epson *cough) there's no cheap
> > way to replace or clean the head, so the printer's useless.
>
> My mother's Espon sits around much of the time completely unused for
> _months_ at a time, and the print heads haven't clogged yet.  I'm sure
> it can happen, and I've heard of that being a problem, but it's
> apparently not universal.
>
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