Robert Heller wrote: ...inkjet printing... > The problem with inkjets is inheirent in the techology Inkjet ink is liquid > and water soluable. What this means is the ink will dry up in the nozzles > and/or plumbing (tank models or really any cartridge printer where the > cartridge(s) don't ride on the print head). This requires a "cleaning" cycle > after the printer has been idle and may require cleaning cycles at other times > as well. This "wastes" ink. How much ink is "wasted" varies between designs of > nozzels and the coding of the firmware -- some printers waste more ink than > others. I'm guessing Brother's inkjet firmware wastes more ink during cleaning > cycles and/or are more "aggressive" with cleaning cycles. I don't know if > this is good or bad or if Brother's nozzle design needs more/longer cleaning > cycles.
i have an ancient HP inkjet printer, the color cartridge ran out of ink many years ago and the black ink ones keep going but they can dry out from time to time between printing because i hardly ever print anything at all if i can help it. once a year a few pages for taxes is about it these days. however, to get the cartridge printing again i can use a small container from recycling to heat up a little water and then put the bottom in the water for a bit to and then use a q-tip to rub on the bottom and it will usually work after that. i probably use more ink in trying to get it to print and the test pages than i use in actual printing. it's a HP DeskJet 930C, i've had various cartridges refilled at times. songbird
