On Tue, Mar 5, 2013, at 03:46 PM, IVP wrote:
> > printer wastes most of the ink by cleaning and pressurising the
> > cartridges after long periods of no use
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> I'm amazed at the amount of ink in the cleaning zone of some
> printers I strip. Absolutely caked on. For the user, small fortune

There's a fiber mattress, often bigger than a kitchen sponge, that
receives the ink from "deep cleaning". It's in a semi-sealed compartment
and the printer keeps track of how many times it pumps into this waste
area.

I keep printers a long time if they keep working well. I've had two
printers for such a long time they refused to print, with the error
"waste ink reservoir full". Internet searches showed me the button dance
to reset the counter. I am still using one of them because it doesn't
require chipped ink carts so I use inexpensive ink. Sooner or later I
imagine it will make a colorful puddle on my desk.

Bob

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