My Hewlett Packard, D135 office jet, is experiencing chronic, black, print-head failure. The original print-head, and the first replacement, lasted about eighteen months each. The following two replacements, lasted a couple of weeks each.
2007-04-01 08:10:14 · 3 answers · asked by Larry 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Printers
Please note: Their has been a dramatic change in print head life, i.e., eighteen months to eighteen days.
Only genuine HP ink cartridges have been used in this printer.
2007-04-06 06:31:45 · update #1
The most common cause is from using remanufactured ink cartridges.
HP and a few other huge companies go through several purification processes that almost eliminate any impurities that may be in the ink. Remanufactured ink cartridges are cheaper, but are full of impurities that can easily clog your printhead.
2007-04-01 11:48:42 · answer #1 · answered by johnusmaximus1 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lack of use, not running print head cleanings or running the printer with an empty cartridge will burn out the print head prematurely.
(for the first poster, almost all HP black ink is a pigment, for the purpose of longevity and depth of print. Pigmented ink is also of higher quality and more expensive and not often used in remans)
2007-04-02 10:30:27 · answer #2 · answered by smedrik 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How many pages do you print a day and are you printing heavy graphics?
2007-04-07 21:58:36 · answer #3 · answered by Zoivic.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋