Re: 1280 Print head clogging

["Nick Makris" <nick@mcn.org>]

John, what comes to mind here is that you are turning off your printer with
an external UPS, surge surpressor or power strip which leaves your print
head unparked.  That action can have two adverse effects: 1) the heads are
exposed to air and will dry out causing the clogs, and 2) when you turn on
the printer again, it will always do a head cleaning before it does anything
else.

When you leave the printer plugged in and turn it off by its own switch, it
know how long it has been off and therefore whether that duration requires a
cleaning.  It also parks the head on the sponges which keeps them from
drying out.  But when you unplug it (which is effectively what a power strip
does), the printer has to assume its been off for an extended period.

Hope this does it for you.

Nick

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rossi" <cjrossi1942@attbi.com>
To: "Epson" <epson-inkjet@leben.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 10:06 PM
Subject: 1280 Print head clogging


> I have been experiencing printhead clogging when I leave my 1280 turned
off
> (power off) for several days.  The black printhead seems to be the most
> effected.  It usually takes 6+ cleaning cycles to clear it.  Is this
normal
> and is there a way to prevent this from happening?
> Thanks,  cjr
>
> -
> Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate
> subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.
>
>


-
Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate
subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.