Printer myth?

belikethat · 22nd Dec 2007, 10:36 PM

what i heard that colour printer needs to have both the black and colour ink(etc not dried up) to maintain the lifespan of the printer head even if u do not use colour printing..

true or false?

Adrian Wong · 23rd Dec 2007, 02:41 AM

I don't think that's true. Many printers now use print heads on their cartridges. So everytime you insert a new cartridge, it has a new print head.

Even in printers using a permanent print head, the presence (or lack) of black / colour ink should not matter.

zy · 24th Dec 2007, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

I don't think that's true. Many printers now use print heads on their cartridges. So everytime you insert a new cartridge, it has a new print head.

Even in printers using a permanent print head, the presence (or lack) of black / colour ink should not matter.

depends

my canon pixma @ home had removable print head.. tanks & print head are seperate. if you dont use your ink for a long long time, your print heads will still clog.

Adrian Wong · 24th Dec 2007, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zy

depends

my canon pixma @ home had removable print head.. tanks & print head are seperate. if you dont use your ink for a long long time, your print heads will still clog.

Hmm.. If your print heads are removable, then you can just replace them, right?

As for clogging, you can always clean them, right?

Anyway, I think bubblejets are quite a hassle to own and maintain. Unless I intend to print often, I wouldn't want to buy one. I prefer laser printers.

Chai · 25th Dec 2007, 10:54 PM

Print heads can be replaced, but they are not cheap at all.

belikethat · 26th Dec 2007, 12:29 AM

using cannon sp400

yeah once i had to replace the printer head for rm180, lucky i didn`t have to buy the hold set.. together with the original ink

Adrian Wong · 26th Dec 2007, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

Print heads can be replaced, but they are not cheap at all.

Yeah, the permanent print head is not cheap.

zy · 26th Dec 2007, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Hmm.. If your print heads are removable, then you can just replace them, right?

As for clogging, you can always clean them, right?

Anyway, I think bubblejets are quite a hassle to own and maintain. Unless I intend to print often, I wouldn't want to buy one. I prefer laser printers.

i dont like bout laser printers are the warmup time

Adrian Wong · 26th Dec 2007, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zy

i dont like bout laser printers are the warmup time

Warm-up time? That's just a couple of seconds.

Chai · 26th Dec 2007, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Warm-up time? That's just a couple of seconds.

I think the startup time is at least 30 sec+

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