Paul Bradforth wrote: > I have an Epson colour cartridge that I took out of the 1290 a > couple of weeks ago in order to test that the problems I was having > weren't due to a faulty cartridge. They weren't. > > Is it OK to put it back in?
Officially... NO! When the carts are made they have a slight vacuum in them - hence all the sticky bits you have to tear off. Apparently, as part of the priming procedure when changing carts, this 'negative pressure' helps to keep your printer in tip-top working condition. Once the chart is inserted this pressure is normalised and consequently - not doing you any favours. So the official line would be... 'If you re-insert an already used cartridge into your printer you are increasing the possibility of ink blockage and blocked nozzles.' Save yourself the worry - Put in a new one. (Having said that I know someone who swaps carts all the time - can confuse the hell out of the ink levels monitor thou...) All the best, Michael =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
