I purchased an HP all in one printer just over a year back, the ink ran dry about 8 months ago and hadent got round to replacing it as i hardly use it. I was going to purchase some more cartridges but I heard if you havent used the printer for a long period and leave the old cartridges in then the printer dries up and is no good. Will the printer still be ok to use after this period of time.
2007-11-26 07:22:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Printers
Not true. That is a myth.
Was true on older Epsons.
HP cartridges have the print head built in to the cartridge. So, if you buy a new one you get new heads.... Literally every part of the ink to paper mechanism is replace each cartridge
Some older Epsons had permanent heads and dried ink could cause problems. Not HP. Unless you have a high end wide format or an old D135 series which you don't.
Good Luck
2007-11-26 07:30:21 · answer #1 · answered by jskmarden 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the design of the printer.
Some HP printers use cartridges that have the printer nozzles built into the cartridge. So if you replace the cartridge, you also replace the print heads. That means it doesn't matter if the ink has dried in the nozzles because you're replacing them anyway.
2007-11-26 07:32:36 · answer #2 · answered by Den B7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try the above suggestions to clean up the print heads/nozzles yourself. If that fails, you can always take it to a repair shop to get it done professionally. But of course, this all depends on how much your printer is worth. If you bought it for under $150, I'd say try to fix it yourself and if it doesn't work, throw it away and get a new printer. If you bought it for more, it might be worth getting it fixed. The repair shop should be able to give you a free estimate on repair costs. If it's more than $70 or so, just buy a new printer.
2007-11-26 08:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the type then most likely yes, if it uses cartridges with sponge-like sealants at the bottom, then yes, at worst you may have to wash out a few parts. Even if it's a photo-printer you should be able to clean everything and have it working.
2007-11-26 07:28:19 · answer #4 · answered by vroomas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If in doubt you can buy a cleaner cartridge which will dissolve any dried up ink etc
2007-11-26 07:36:44 · answer #5 · answered by Robospud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. Ink will dry and stick to the jets in the printer so if its been too long it will jam and not print.
2007-11-26 07:27:41 · answer #6 · answered by newton3010 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋