Re: leaving printer 4 one month?? Flush out the ink of else!!!

[Eddie <eddie@comspec.com>]

TMorris862@aol.com typed the following on 21:02 28/07/99 EDT...

> <<just 1 more question b4 i leave tomorrow. my 1520 will be idle for 1-2
> months. is there anything i can do to prevent the ink from drying up b4
> i leave???

>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....

> What do you think here?

>I mean the printheads leave Epson with something in them so they will not 
>dry up on the shelf ? What the heck is is? 

No. The print heads are empty, that is dry, when it leaves the factory.
Even the Color 3000 ink delivery system is empty. That is why it takes as
long as ten minutes to prime a brand new Color 3000.

>Would just flushing out with H2O be a bad solution for a 2 month shut down?
>For sure the ink will clog after this much time!

My guess is that the water will damage the piezo elements. I would suggest
that the printer be stored as outlined in the user manual. Temperature at
22 degrees celcius, 5% to 85% Relative Humidity (without condensation).
Also install new ink cartridges.



Eddie
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