I'm not certain, but reasonably sure inkjet carts are unlikely to freeze.
I think one of the main ingredients is Ethelene Glycol which is used as
antifreeze in automobile radiators.
I recall the Cannon 300? series used alcohol-based ink. It has plastic
lines running from the resivoir to the head. What a rig. I've seen
several of these printers and they all had clogging problems and a
non-replaceable head (for all practical purposes).
Regards,
Jeff
In <l0310280ab80ffec53c2c_at_[192.168.1.4]>, on 11/08/01
at 01:25 AM, Mike Ford <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com> said:
>>> Advice I learned the hard way, NEVER pick up unknown toner or ink jet
>>> cartridges that have been setting in the sun.
>>
>>Watch out for expired HP carts, I picked up 3 unopened color
>>carts from goodwill a few years ago, 2 years after the
>>expiration date I had the opportunity to try them out. The color
>>carts all printed in a un-uniform shade of brown/grey.
>>Even at 3$ a unit, it was still an ouch.
>Not really as bad as a leaking cartridge that you don't notice until its
>dripping off your elbow. Only took 2 weeks to wear off.
>Something must have happened to those cartridges, because I know I have
>used some that were older than that without a hitch, plus a guy I know at
>the swapmeets sells about 100+ date expired units per week, and nobody
>seems to be complaining. Maybe they got too hot, or froze or something?
>Normal shelf life is what, 3 to 5 years?
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