2018-03-08 14:22 GMT+01:00 <rhkra...@gmail.com>: > On Thursday, March 08, 2018 07:53:36 AM Dan Purgert wrote: > > rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > > Bbut I'll mention that I'm partial to Canon, and now that they've come > > > out with the line of printers that you can refill on board ink tanks, > > > I wish I hadn't bought something else recently. The one > > > disappointment I see with those Canon printers (there are two that I'm > > > aware of) is that they can'd do auto duplex printing. > --> ^t > > > > > Ink in general is a disappointment to me ;). It dries out before I get > > a chance to use it all. > > I guess you mean the ink dries in the printing head "holes"? It's been a > long > time since I've had that problem--I guess the little bit of rubbing alcohol > that I add to the ink helps prevent that problem. > > In the past, when I've had the problem, I've done things like put the print > head into a tray with a shallow batch of rubbing alcohol (so it just wets > the > print head "holes"). After soaking for a while, I wipe the head dry > (gently) > (just to avoid dripping ink anywhere) with something lint free, reinsert in > the printer, and then run a cleaning cycle. > > If that doesn't work, I'll repeat. > > > Hi. - I'm thinking You'd better look for what kind doesn't run! You may check OpenPrinting lists. By now for instanceI'm with a B/W laser multifunction by samsung, scx4100 series (quite old). After some troubles for fitting it, I feel well and it's good and cheap, and overall you can forget of sending a print anytime to keep the cartridge awake!
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