On one hand, indeed these pigment inks tend to be more resistant to
clogging than the "regular" ink. Very recently, I saw mentioning that it
is because of the nozzle size difference, but I've never verified that
fact.
On another hand, in my 2880, if I haven't used it for 1-3 months, I have
to go through the built-in cleaning procedure (I believe Paul had
described it earlier), sometimes 2-3 times.
And another data point: my brother prints even less frequently than I do,
and his R3000's head got clogged up to the extent that it would have to be
replaced. (I suspect at that point he may not have used it for some 6-9
months.)
I suspect that the humidity plays a big role in this. For me, in summer,
when we have to run AC all the time we are at home, clogging seems to
happen faster than in late fall/early spring, when neither AC, nor heater
is used.
So, Ann, I'd join the earlier recommendation to run the head test first
(from a computer with the driver installed), and you may need to go
through several rounds of automatic cleaning from within that tool.
While typically 1-2, at worst 3 cycles of cleaning clear all the problems
for me, once, I went through 5 or more cycles until the entire test
pattern showed clearly.
I hope you won't have problems.
Good luck!
Igor
Paul Stenquist Sat, 05 Mar 2016 07:23:15 -0800 wrote:
The R2400, like some other recent epson photo printers, uses the
UltraChrome K3
pigment inks. It’s somewhat resistant to nozzle clogging. I used one for
several years, sometimes letting it sit idle for a couple of weeks, and
never
clogged a nozzle. Ditto my 2880, which uses a similar ink set.
Paul
On Mar 5, 2016, at 10:07 AM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
Description says "barely used, excellent condition" and so the actual worst
is that I get my money back
for "item not as described"I remain optimistic.
going to get it today
ann
On 3/5/2016 2:41 AM, mike wilson wrote:
On 04 March 2016 at 20:59 ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
any chance they will work? I know if she had removed them and wrapped
them up tightly
in saran wrap or the like it would be good... I figure the worst that
can happen is that
they dont work and will need replacement. I still have two matte black
unused cartridges anyway..
but I wish I hadn't recycled the others
Sorry to rain on your parade but the worst that can happen, after two years
of
infrequent use, is that the head is at least partially clagged up.
Irrecoverably. As all three of my inkjets did. I would ask to see it
working
before taking it way.
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