Is that a good reason to buy OEM in jet cartridges, getting back to the original question? The one seller of compatible Epson inkjet cartridges recommended on this list a few days ago costs as much as OEM. Steve
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Steve Rigby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Aug 17, 2007, at 9:50 AM, Stephen Meskin wrote: > > > What happens if you get "air into the syste", how can you tell, and > > what can you do about it? I always run my cartridges until the > > printer won't print any more without a new one, which is usually 10 to > > 20 pages after I get a warning about the ink being low? > > Air being in the system at the point where the jets expel the ink > onto the material being printed upon can cause jets to clog due to > drying of the ink. This is an issue with printers that have the > printhead as separate from the ink supply cartridge. Clogged jets will > cause incomplete dispersal of the ink, typically resulting in thin > white lines or streaks or even narrow bands of discoloration appearing > in the image that has been printed. > > This condition can usually be rectified by replacing the cartridge > that has caused the problem and running some cleaning cycles if the > dried ink in the jet(s) has not become too hardened by the drying > process. When that happens, it may be necessary to soak the printhead > in a bath of water and/or glycol, or even to inject such a solution > directly into the printhead in order to soften the clog and cause it to > return to a liquid state. > > Steve ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
