"Dick Wisan" <wisanr@catskill.net> wrote in message
news:c0rh8r01ecv@enews1.newsguy.com...
It really depends on the type of printer and what cartridge design it has. If
the printheads and ink supplies are separate you need to *not* remove the ink
supplies as you may plug up the printhead or the plumbing between the printhead
and the ink supply. If the printheads and ink supply are integrated into a
single unit
How long is long also depends on a lot of factors. For HP DeskJet printers
that use the 15, 45 or 56 black cartridges and the 41, 23, 25, 78 or 57 color
cartridges I would expect the printer to recover after sitting for a month
without requiring user interaction, and perhaps 2 or 3 months if a cleaning
cycle is run on the printer after putting it back in service. In a hot/dry
climate it will be worse.
For best results store the printer with its cartridges installed in a cool dry
(but not too dry...) place. If you are going to leave the printer for six
months or a year it may be best to remove the print cartridges and/or just plan
on replacing them. For a year or more you would probably be better off just
selling the printer and buying a new one later. Prices are declining and
features improving at a rate such that you may be able to get a better printer
in a year for what you could get for your printer today.
Regards,
Bob Headrick, not speaking for my employer HP
