--- On Wed, 9/29/10, Silent-Hunter cheery314@hotmail.com wrote:
On 01/-10/-28163 11:59 AM, Patrick Bartek wrote:
--- On Tue, 9/28/10, Silent-Huntercheery314@hotmail.com
wrote:
[snip]
Now this is very odd. I did the self test, and now
it
works. From the test AND from Linux.
Probably, the yellow ink jet was just clogged, a
common problem if you don't use your printer regularly, particularly if you live in a dry climate like I do (desert Southwest US). The manufacturer of my printer (Epson) recommended that I use the printer at least twice a week to keep the jets clear. It didn't help. The jets eventually became hopelessly clogged. I even considered building a humidity control cabinet to keep the printer in.
I switched to laser printers.
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The ink was brand new though!
But the printer jets weren't. They were as old as the printer. And some of that old ink dried and clogged a jet or two. I doesn't take much. The jets are very small.
But at least it's working properly now.
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