Re: leaving printer 4 one month??

["John Nollendorfs" <sinar1@binary.net>]

> 

> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 21:02:12 EDT
> From: TMorris862@aol.com
> Subject: Re: leaving printer 4 one month?? Flush out the ink of else!!!
> 
>        To:joan boyer  
SNIP
> Wow if you can't find someone to turn on the printer about once every 2
weeks 
> then I would think you are better off cleaning all the ink out of the 
> printheads with a Windex or even water flush?
> 
> Hey Eddie....

SNIP
>  I mean the printheads leave Epson with something in them so they will not

> dry up on the shelf ? What the heck is is? 
> 
> Could the regular users have something else they could use to replace the 
> Epson magic goo?
> 
> Would just flushing out with H2O be a bad solution for a 2 month shut
down?

Ethelene Glycol(antifreeze) is a prime component of most inks, maybe fill an
empty cart with some antifreeze, put it in the machine & run some cleaning
cycles. 

Nothing like "antifreeze" to keep your heads from clogging!

Just a hunch on this folks! I haven't tried it. What do you think Ben? Hey
Ben Haskell, haven't seen you on the list in a while.

John Nollendorfs
JN Photography
Lincoln, NE

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