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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Those printers are definitely gold for heavy users. Cheap ink. If you don't use it a lot, would the ink dry and damage the printer? Or evaporate and vanish?

Honest question because imk cartridges dry out all the time.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It is possible for the ink to dry out in the print nozzles if don't print often enough. I never print with yellow and I did have my yellow nozzle clog once. I bought a flush kit off Amazon, and flushed out the nozzle as directed.

It was somewhat annoying, but not too terrible.

[–] cactusupyourbutt 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

that could happen regardless of cartridge/refillable tank though, no?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'd think so. Back when we used ink cartridges they would sometimes become clogged. You could instruct the printer to go through a cleaning routine. Wasted a lot of ink to clean them. That or replacing the cartridge would work. These were HP printers.