Keeping a Canon i9900 print head in good condition

[cannalope]

Ok well I just received my new OEM Canon i9900 print head and I don't want it to junk it anytime soon. How do you maintain a Canon i9900 print head to ensure longevity and consistency in printing? BTW, I am using INKGRABBER and G&G generic inks. I also keep my printer on 24/7.

I also have a couple of other questions... Why is it that there are 10 slits at the bottom of the printer head when there are only 8 ink tanks? Also, I read somewhere that if you try to print something when an ink tank is empty that it burns out the ink jet, is that true? Thanks.

 

[Simon R.]

Printing a page a day should keep your print head in good condition.

 

[The Hat]

cannalope

Try using oem cartridges that will go a long way to extending the life of your printhead. Leaving your printer on 24/7 will affect the life your printers far more than you think.

 

[cannalope]

cannalope

Try using oem cartridges that will go a long way to extending the life of your printhead. Leaving your printer on 24/7 will affect the life your printers far more than you think.

In a positive or negative way?

 

[The Hat]

cannalope

Negative it cant be good for any printer to be left on permanently, not to mention the amount of power you waste which = cost. Try using the power settings in maintenance/Auto power that should help the printer last as long as the printhead ok..

 

[azuchrome]

cannalope

Negative it cant be good for any printer to be left on permanently, not to mention the amount of power you waste which = cost. Try using the power settings in maintenance/Auto power that should help the printer last as long as the printhead ok..

The "deep cleaning" that most printers do on power-up wastes huge amounts of ink. I'd rather pay a few pennies for the electricity by keeping the printer powered on at all times than spend the money to replace the ink wasted by these forced deep cleanings.

 

[The Hat]

azuchrome

The "deep cleaning" that most printers do on power-up wastes huge amounts of ink. I'd rather pay a few pennies for the electricity by keeping the printer powered on at all times than spend the money to replace the ink wasted by these forced deep cleanings.

If you are that worried about wasting ink each time you turn on your printer you could easily turn off the ink monitoring which would save on the huge amount of ink that seems to worry you so much. A better cost saving idea would be to invest in quality bulk ink and refill your own oem cartridges then your ink really would cost you pennies..

 

[azuchrome]

azuchrome

The "deep cleaning" that most printers do on power-up wastes huge amounts of ink. I'd rather pay a few pennies for the electricity by keeping the printer powered on at all times than spend the money to replace the ink wasted by these forced deep cleanings.

If you are that worried about wasting ink each time you turn on your printer you could easily turn off the ink monitoring which would save on the huge amount of ink that seems to worry you so much. A better cost saving idea would be to invest in quality bulk ink and refill your own oem cartridges then your ink really would cost you pennies..

Turning off the ink monitor does not prevent a printer from deep-cleaning the heads on power up - that will just hide the wasteful ink-draining effects of the cleaning. It would be burying your head in the sand and pretending something massively wasteful isn't actually happening.

And I'd appreciate it if you didn't condemn me in a public forum for being concerned about wasting ink. It makes no difference to me if I could get the stuff for free and by the gallon : waste is waste. That said, I do intend to refill the Canon OEM carts at least a half dozen times with Hobbicolors ink - at an obvious and considerable savings over the thieves' prices Canon charges for it's OEM ink and carts. I'm not at all thrilled about the idea of keeping the printer powerer-up 24/7, either, but from a cost perspective, it's the MUCH lesser of two evils.

 

[The Hat]

azuchrome

Well I am sorry if you feel that I was condescending towards you, and I will eat lots of humble pie if it restores your faith in this forum. I am on here trying to help and put across some good advice and I apolagise if that offends you. So excuse me while I eat..

 

[leo8088]

Use the printer and don't baby it. The worst enemy of the printer is yourself not using it enough. A printer sitting there unused gives it chance for hte ink to dry up from the nozzles. When you turn it on next time and print with the nozzles with dried ink in them you make them to clog. And if you keep printing hoping the clog would go away by printing more you will end up junking the print head. On the other hand if you use it everyday and keeps the nozzles primed with fresh ink all the time you are really giving your printer a break and it will live happily for very long.