Do the print heads current Canon printers clog up?

Having had some frustrations with Epson inkjets in the past, I was wondering
if the current Canon printers ever do this? I have been using lasers for a
while, but I need to get good colour prints now, and so I decided to get an
inkjet for general use.

If I use the colour printing rarely, I suppose they will get clogged up?
Would keeping the printer powered on reduce the chance of clogged print
heads? I would really like to avoid having to do that is possible.

ss.

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> Having had some frustrations with Epson inkjets in the past, I was
> wondering if the current Canon printers ever do this? I have been using
> lasers for a while, but I need to get good colour prints now, and so I
> decided to get an inkjet for general use.
>
> If I use the colour printing rarely, I suppose they will get clogged up?
> Would keeping the printer powered on reduce the chance of clogged print
> heads? I would really like to avoid having to do that is possible.
>
> ss.
>
All inkjet printers have the potential to clog if not used with some
frequency. The safest might be a printer that has the printheads
encorporated into the replaceable cartridge. If it clogs you just have to
replace the cartridge. This can be a more expensive alternative as a cart
with printhead encorporated has to be more expensive to produce. I don't
know HP printers at all, but I believe that several, if not all, have the
printhead encorporated into the ink cartridge. There is also a fairly new
Canon printer that has the printhead in the replaceable ink cartridge.

All inkjet printers have automatic cleaning cycles. As I understand it,
some do a cleaning on power up. In addition, after a certain number of
prints, and/or after the printer sits idle for a certain amount of time,
more cleaning cycles are run. I don't know if leaving the printer on will
save you cleaning cycles. In addition, since the cleaning cycles are
designed to prevent clogs, a seldom used printer needs those cleaning cycles
to keep ink from drying out in the nozzles.

"Burt" <nospam@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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>> Having had some frustrations with Epson inkjets in the past, I was
>> wondering if the current Canon printers ever do this? I have been using
>> lasers for a while, but I need to get good colour prints now, and so I
>> decided to get an inkjet for general use.
>>
>> If I use the colour printing rarely, I suppose they will get clogged up?
>> Would keeping the printer powered on reduce the chance of clogged print
>> heads? I would really like to avoid having to do that is possible.
>
> All inkjet printers have the potential to clog if not used with some
> frequency. The safest might be a printer that has the printheads
> encorporated into the replaceable cartridge. If it clogs you just have to
> replace the cartridge. This can be a more expensive alternative as a cart
> with printhead encorporated has to be more expensive to produce. I don't
> know HP printers at all, but I believe that several, if not all, have the
> printhead encorporated into the ink cartridge. There is also a fairly new
> Canon printer that has the printhead in the replaceable ink cartridge.
>
> All inkjet printers have automatic cleaning cycles. As I understand it,
> some do a cleaning on power up. In addition, after a certain number of
> prints, and/or after the printer sits idle for a certain amount of time,
> more cleaning cycles are run. I don't know if leaving the printer on will
> save you cleaning cycles. In addition, since the cleaning cycles are
> designed to prevent clogs, a seldom used printer needs those cleaning
> cycles to keep ink from drying out in the nozzles.


Yeah, it was all those cleaning cycles that used lots of ink with my
previous Epsons. A lot of the time there would still be gaps in the test
pattern. I found that a tiny but of ethanol on the print head sorted it
out.

What I really would like to know is how often Canon printer owners
experience clogged heads, and how often they use their printers.

I guess it makes no difference now anyway, as I have already ordered an
iP4500.

ss.

Synapse Syndrome wrote:
> "Burt" <nospam@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:cepmj.5413$Rg1.337@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com...
>>> Having had some frustrations with Epson inkjets in the past, I was
>>> wondering if the current Canon printers ever do this? I have been using
>>> lasers for a while, but I need to get good colour prints now, and so I
>>> decided to get an inkjet for general use.
>>>
>>> If I use the colour printing rarely, I suppose they will get clogged up?
>>> Would keeping the printer powered on reduce the chance of clogged print
>>> heads? I would really like to avoid having to do that is possible.
>> All inkjet printers have the potential to clog if not used with some
>> frequency. The safest might be a printer that has the printheads
>> encorporated into the replaceable cartridge. If it clogs you just have to
>> replace the cartridge. This can be a more expensive alternative as a cart
>> with printhead encorporated has to be more expensive to produce. I don't
>> know HP printers at all, but I believe that several, if not all, have the
>> printhead encorporated into the ink cartridge. There is also a fairly new
>> Canon printer that has the printhead in the replaceable ink cartridge.
>>
>> All inkjet printers have automatic cleaning cycles. As I understand it,
>> some do a cleaning on power up. In addition, after a certain number of
>> prints, and/or after the printer sits idle for a certain amount of time,
>> more cleaning cycles are run. I don't know if leaving the printer on will
>> save you cleaning cycles. In addition, since the cleaning cycles are
>> designed to prevent clogs, a seldom used printer needs those cleaning
>> cycles to keep ink from drying out in the nozzles.
>
>
> Yeah, it was all those cleaning cycles that used lots of ink with my
> previous Epsons. A lot of the time there would still be gaps in the test
> pattern. I found that a tiny but of ethanol on the print head sorted it
> out.
>
> What I really would like to know is how often Canon printer owners
> experience clogged heads, and how often they use their printers.
>
> I guess it makes no difference now anyway, as I have already ordered an
> iP4500.

You can download software that will automatically print out a test page
at whatever time interval you choose to keep the head from drying out
from non-use. I agree through that the printers that seem to have the
least issues with clogging are those that have the head integrated into
every cartridge and those are mostly HP models.

In article <JKednVOrzo2WbQTanZ2dnUVZ8qaqnZ2d@bt.com>,
"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote:

> Having had some frustrations with Epson inkjets in the past, I was wondering
> if the current Canon printers ever do this? I have been using lasers for a
> while, but I need to get good colour prints now, and so I decided to get an
> inkjet for general use.
>
> If I use the colour printing rarely, I suppose they will get clogged up?
> Would keeping the printer powered on reduce the chance of clogged print
> heads? I would really like to avoid having to do that is possible.

It's not scientific, but my MP500 has never had a clog and I only print
every few weeks. I've gone through about 3 sets of ink cartridges*

Canon printers have print heads that are very easy to replace so I
personally would not worry about it.

-- Russell

*I don't claim it's relevant, but I have been using Canon inks. It's not
economical, but Canon "got me" with their #$@# chips (I do want to know
when a cartridge runs out of ink) and partly I print occasional batches
of photos and want to be sure I get reasonable print life.

Russell E. Owen wrote:
> It's not scientific, but my MP500 has never had a clog...

Pardon my being clairvoyantly challenged, but please explain what an
"MP500" is, and who made it. Lack of mind-reading ability is an epidemic
that's growing out-of-control; it's the need of those afflicted to know
what posters are talking about.

Pray for us.

Richard

Richard Steinfeld wrote:
> Russell E. Owen wrote:
>> It's not scientific, but my MP500 has never had a clog...
>
> Pardon my being clairvoyantly challenged, but please explain what an
> "MP500" is, and who made it. Lack of mind-reading ability is an epidemic
> that's growing out-of-control; it's the need of those afflicted to know
> what posters are talking about.
>
> Pray for us.

Every done a Google search? It isn't hard and you could have done it in
less time than it took you to type the ignorant, insulting post your
just made. All it would take is typing "MP500" and "printer" and
hitting the Enter key. I'll pray for you alright. I'll pray you don't
get any lazier, or dumber, whichever the case may be. I am far from
clairvoyant and understood exactly what CANON printer Russell was
referencing, even without a Google search.

On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:01:20 -0500, Michael Johnson <cds@erols.com>
wrote:

>Richard Steinfeld wrote:
>> Russell E. Owen wrote:
>>> It's not scientific, but my MP500 has never had a clog...
>>
>> Pardon my being clairvoyantly challenged, but please explain what an
>> "MP500" is, and who made it. Lack of mind-reading ability is an epidemic
>> that's growing out-of-control; it's the need of those afflicted to know
>> what posters are talking about.
>>
>> Pray for us.
>
>Every done a Google search? It isn't hard and you could have done it in
>less time than it took you to type the ignorant, insulting post your
>just made. All it would take is typing "MP500" and "printer" and
>hitting the Enter key. I'll pray for you alright. I'll pray you don't
>get any lazier, or dumber, whichever the case may be. I am far from
>clairvoyant and understood exactly what CANON printer Russell was
>referencing, even without a Google search.

I am very pleased to hear that we can all post in 'code' with the safe
assumption everyone will understand what we are talking about.

Edward W. Thompson wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:01:20 -0500, Michael Johnson <cds@erols.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Richard Steinfeld wrote:
>>> Russell E. Owen wrote:
>>>> It's not scientific, but my MP500 has never had a clog...
>>> Pardon my being clairvoyantly challenged, but please explain what an
>>> "MP500" is, and who made it. Lack of mind-reading ability is an epidemic
>>> that's growing out-of-control; it's the need of those afflicted to know
>>> what posters are talking about.
>>>
>>> Pray for us.
>> Every done a Google search? It isn't hard and you could have done it in
>> less time than it took you to type the ignorant, insulting post your
>> just made. All it would take is typing "MP500" and "printer" and
>> hitting the Enter key. I'll pray for you alright. I'll pray you don't
>> get any lazier, or dumber, whichever the case may be. I am far from
>> clairvoyant and understood exactly what CANON printer Russell was
>> referencing, even without a Google search.
>
> I am very pleased to hear that we can all post in 'code' with the safe
> assumption everyone will understand what we are talking about.

If someone is reading a post in a printer newsgroup titled "Do the print
heads current Canon printers clog up?" and then reads a response that
mentions MP500 and Canon in his posts it isn't a stretch to make the
connection. Then again, maybe I'm a candidate to become a member of
MENSA sense I "got it".

Wow! You are simply amazing... in fact, I think they should call you
Magic Johnson. The man with whose "little head" is clairvoyant.

It is a lot easier and more efficient for the O.P. to clarify the nature
of the model being referred to than to ask each reader to do a Google
search, and it is also no real hassle for the O.P. to include a few more
words to single out the product he/she is referring to.

Art

Michael Johnson wrote:

> Richard Steinfeld wrote:
>
>> Russell E. Owen wrote:
>>
>>> It's not scientific, but my MP500 has never had a clog...
>>
>>
>> Pardon my being clairvoyantly challenged, but please explain what an
>> "MP500" is, and who made it. Lack of mind-reading ability is an
>> epidemic that's growing out-of-control; it's the need of those
>> afflicted to know what posters are talking about.
>>
>> Pray for us.
>
>
> Every done a Google search? It isn't hard and you could have done it in
> less time than it took you to type the ignorant, insulting post your
> just made. All it would take is typing "MP500" and "printer" and
> hitting the Enter key. I'll pray for you alright. I'll pray you don't
> get any lazier, or dumber, whichever the case may be. I am far from
> clairvoyant and understood exactly what CANON printer Russell was
> referencing, even without a Google search.