Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Apr 10, 2005, at 1:36 AM, Cotty wrote:
Like most printers, use it at least once a week to counter ink drying out in the head(s). I have a Canon S9000 that I bought used and eventually had to replace the head, which was only about 75 GBP and an easy swap. It's such a good printer that for me it was worth it.
I used to have this problem with the Epson 1270: leave it two weeks and then try to print and the heads would take five or six cleanings. The HP 7960 has yet to clog a nozzle in similar use, and the Epson 1270 (now that it runs MIS UT2 QuadTone inks) hasn't clogged in a year.
To me, while the Canon S820 was "good enough" while it worked, it's not so good that I wouldn't ever replace it. As for putting it through six cleanings, I've put it through at least a dozen "deep cleaning" cycles, and several more regular cleaning cycles, plus swabbed it with alcohol a few times, and rubbed it with a damp cloth. There's been no improvement whatsoever. When I looked up replacement heads, they were around $100. For $200, I get a new printer, new heads, and heads that get replaced every time I replace the ink. I know the consumables are more expensive with HP, but after this experience, I am ok with that too.
