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Brother device 'cleaning'
I have a Brother MFC-J410W multi-fuction printer (fax, copier, etc) running on my little wireless LAN. 'Most every day, it wakes up and grinds a little with the display saying 'cleaning'. I think maybe it is just wasting ink or other resource that Brother wants me to buy from them. To keep the device from 'cleaning', should it be practical to just wire an inline switch on the power cord? Switch the device on only when I need to print, etc? Thx, P "Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule." |
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On 17/11/12 10:55, Puddin' Man wrote:
To keep the device from 'cleaning', should it be practical to just wire an inline switch on the power cord? Switch the device on only when I need to print, etc? You could try it, but you might find that it still does a cleaning session each time it powers on. |
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On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:08:08 +1100, terryc wrote:
You could try it, but you might find that it still does a cleaning session each time it powers on. and that would likely surprise me nary a whit. Other consequences of such a switching scheme? P "Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule." |
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Brother device 'cleaning'
On 11/16/2012 03:55 PM, Puddin' Man wrote:
I have a Brother MFC-J410W multi-fuction printer (fax, copier, etc) running on my little wireless LAN. 'Most every day, it wakes up and grinds a little with the display saying 'cleaning'. I think maybe it is just wasting ink or other resource that Brother wants me to buy from them. To keep the device from 'cleaning', should it be practical to just wire an inline switch on the power cord? Switch the device on only when I need to print, etc? I hate peripheral components that don't have an on/off switch. My Epson scanner is like this, insisting to always be on, and going through it's motions everytime I boot up the computer. Considering that I scan something once or twice a year, at most, this is foolish. I unplug it from the wall when it is not in use. Jon |
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Brother device 'cleaning'
In article , Pudding Dot Man At Gmail Dot Com wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:08:08 +1100, terryc wrote: You could try it, but you might find that it still does a cleaning session each time it powers on. and that would likely surprise me nary a whit. Other consequences of such a switching scheme? P "Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule." Switching it off like that can cause the ink carts not to park properly and youll leak or dry out. |
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Brother device 'cleaning'
In article , Jon Danniken wrote:
On 11/16/2012 03:55 PM, Puddin' Man wrote: I have a Brother MFC-J410W multi-fuction printer (fax, copier, etc) running on my little wireless LAN. 'Most every day, it wakes up and grinds a little with the display saying 'cleaning'. I think maybe it is just wasting ink or other resource that Brother wants me to buy from them. To keep the device from 'cleaning', should it be practical to just wire an inline switch on the power cord? Switch the device on only when I need to print, etc? I hate peripheral components that don't have an on/off switch. My Epson scanner is like this, insisting to always be on, and going through it's motions everytime I boot up the computer. Considering that I scan something once or twice a year, at most, this is foolish. I unplug it from the wall when it is not in use. Jon The idea of a multifunction is for it to be left on at all times. |
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Puddin' Man wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:08:08 +1100, terryc wrote: You could try it, but you might find that it still does a cleaning session each time it powers on. and that would likely surprise me nary a whit. Other consequences of such a switching scheme? P It really depends on how tightly the inkjet cap fits over the print head. The ink could dry in the pump portion. But this is a risk you run with any of these things. Paul |
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Brother device 'cleaning'
On Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:53:03 -0500, Paul wrote:
It really depends on how tightly the inkjet cap fits over the print head. The ink could dry in the pump portion. Not certain I follow ... But this is a risk you run with any of these things. Assume for a moment that it is never switched off while active (powered). And only switched on when device service (i.e. a print stream) is about to be requested. Any problem foreseen in this scenario? Thx, P "Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule." |
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Brother device 'cleaning'
Puddin' Man wrote:
On Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:53:03 -0500, Paul wrote: It really depends on how tightly the inkjet cap fits over the print head. The ink could dry in the pump portion. Not certain I follow ... But this is a risk you run with any of these things. Assume for a moment that it is never switched off while active (powered). And only switched on when device service (i.e. a print stream) is about to be requested. Any problem foreseen in this scenario? Thx, P If the device remains powered at all times, and cleans itself once a day, after some period of time (months), it will pump the reservoir dry. It uses ink as a solvent, to flush the plumbing. If, on the other hand, you turn off the power, then the ink sits in the cartridge. The head assembly has very small diameter plumbing inside. It's if the ink dries in there, that the printing will stop. So if the cartridge sits unused for two years (no printing *or* cleaning cycles to flush the plumbing), eventually the ink could dry up at a critical point and clog something. Turning off power is an excellent solution, to the wasting of the ink. What we can't be certain of, is how prone to clogging the thing is, when stored. You could let it sit for two years, powered off, and then go to use it, and find blotchy printing from a clogged nozzle or pumping section. If you let it pump its brains out, once a day, for two years on end, yes, it'll be ready to print on the day you need it. But, during that interval, you might have to change the cartridge a time or two. To know what the best policy would be, you'd have to know how many cleaning cycles you can get from a cartridge before it's pumped dry. To get some idea how wasteful it is. If you could get 10,000 cycles like that from it, you wouldn't care. Whereas if it emptied the cart in 90 days, you'd want to leave it powered off when not used. Paul |
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Brother device 'cleaning'
On Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:43:14 -0500, Paul wrote:
Assume for a moment that it is never switched off while active (powered). And only switched on when device service (i.e. a print stream) is about to be requested. Any problem foreseen in this scenario? Thx, P If the device remains powered at all times, and cleans itself once a day, after some period of time (months), it will pump the reservoir dry. It uses ink as a solvent, to flush the plumbing. If, on the other hand, you turn off the power, then the ink sits in the cartridge. The head assembly has very small diameter plumbing inside. It's if the ink dries in there, that the printing will stop. So if the cartridge sits unused for two years (no printing *or* cleaning cycles to flush the plumbing), eventually the ink could dry up at a critical point and clog something. Turning off power is an excellent solution, to the wasting of the ink. What we can't be certain of, is how prone to clogging the thing is, when stored. You could let it sit for two years, powered off, and then go to use it, and find blotchy printing from a clogged nozzle or pumping section. Aha. You've made me aware of the critical detail that I omitted from the OP. Usage. On average, the print function (print, copy) gets used 2 to 3 times per week, producing about that many pages. If you let it pump its brains out, once a day, for two years on end, yes, it'll be ready to print on the day you need it. But, during that interval, you might have to change the cartridge a time or two. To know what the best policy would be, you'd have to know how many cleaning cycles you can get from a cartridge before it's pumped dry. To get some idea how wasteful it is. If you could get 10,000 cycles like that from it, you wouldn't care. Whereas if it emptied the cart in 90 days, you'd want to leave it powered off when not used. I'm going to assume it would waste ink if I allow it to 'clean' indiscriminately. So I install and use the switch. Thanks, P "Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of Jungle Rule." |
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