How To Extend The Life Of Your Cartridge

[ethrestroh]

I want to know about printer cartridge's life and maintenance, Let me know how I can extend the life of my cartridges.

[albertsy2]

strangely, the best way is to print more often. your printer has a "servicing algorithm" built into it, which purges ink out the nozzles if you haven't printed anything for some time. this is a huge waste of your ink.

[ethrestroh]

Thanks albertsy2 for reply, but my use of printer is less so has any trick available to save ink.

[Clown]

use a laser printer. they 'clog' less even with infrequent usage.

but another way which is more popular in the US is to put window cleaning solution on the printing sponges so the clog gets cleared faster.

[ethrestroh]

Originally Posted by Clown use a laser printer. they 'clog' less even with infrequent usage. but another way which is more popular in the US is to put window cleaning solution on the printing sponges so the clog gets cleared faster.

I was wondering that laser printer would be quite costlier for me, guide me though I am wrong.

[vince123123]

Depends on what you are printing. Laser printers are cheaper per page but are better for graphics or text (office applications); Inkjets cost more per page but are better for photographs.

Originally Posted by ethrestroh I was wondering that laser printer would be quite costlier for me, guide me though I am wrong.

[Yappy]

Cheap printer but expensive ink... they are very successful in this area!

[Peter Petrelli]

Originally Posted by albertsy2 strangely, the best way is to print more often. your printer has a "servicing algorithm" built into it, which purges ink out the nozzles if you haven't printed anything for some time. this is a huge waste of your ink.

i do not know about that servicing algorithm, i would want to search that one.

Printers usually have a service station, like a docking station with a rubber seal that seats on the outside surface of your printhead to keep it from drying. i think you can manually prime your printhead, purge out ink to clear the nozzles every once in a while, by pressing some combinations on the buttons.

[albertsy2]

the service algo is built into the printer's firmware. you cannot change it.

[ethrestroh]

In general I print some photograph which i captured in my camera, good article posted on the web, and some simple black and white papers .

[ethrestroh]

To my mind store printer ink in room which has temperature between 20 c to 25 c, make a safe from dust and clean the printer head outlet with hot water and alcohol