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Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution

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In article <op.yyraw8wjjs98qf@red.lan>, James Wilkinson Sword
<imvalid@somewear.com> wrote:

> >> > Mine has NO ink cartridges.  You actually buy a new little plastic
> >> > container all the time?  I have huge tanks sat on the desk beside it.
> >> > When one looks a bit low, I pour some in from a bottle.  Equivalent to
> >> > 3p (4c) a cartridge.
> >>
> >> I've heard of those. Do that do anything about the problem of ink drying
> >> and clogging the inside of the printer?
> >
> > unless you buy shitty ink, it shouldn't clog. clogging hasn't been an
> > issue in *years* (other than crap ink which is the user's fault).
> 
> I always use the cheapest ink and don't get clogging. 

luck.

> Clogging tends to
> occur with HP crap where the heads are on the cartridge (so of lower quality
> than the proper heads as part of the printer).

nope.

hp printers rarely clog, but in the unlikely event one does, it doesn't
matter because both the print head and ink are replaced. any clog is
tossed along with the old ink.

that's actually a big *advantage* of hp printers. on the other hand,
every time the combo is replaced, the printer needs to be recalibrated,
making it a very poor choice for photos (along with other reasons).

with ink jet printers where only the ink is replaced, a head clog means
running ink-wasting clean cycles hoping that it works without burning
out the heads in the process. if the heads end up fried, the printer
will need to be replaced. at best, it's a lot of wasted ink, paper and
time.

aftermarket inks won't have the same colour gamut as original inks and
won't be consistent batch to batch (especially if you buy whatever is
on sale that week). the ink is lower quality (that's why it's cheaper)
and will probably fade sooner. it might also dry out due to age sooner
than genuine inks, causing a clog. if aftermarket ink has pigment
particles larger than the print head nozzles, it *will* clog (basic
physics).

> >> That's one reason I use a laser printer.
> >
> > aser printers are horrible for photos.
> 
> And extremely expensive to run (the colour ones).

not really.

in fact, it's probably cheaper than a high end ink jet printer.

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Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-15 22:49 +0100
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    Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2017-04-15 22:43 -0500

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