I had one inkjet nozzle clog from not being used often enough and then a second one went after a long vacation (Epson RX500). I just didn’t have the time/patience to follow Art’s cleaning regimen. Then I found I was buying ink cartridges for colors I wasn’t using.
Since black is all I really need for occasional printing, I followed the suggestion I found on this forum: a Brother laser printer. I got the HL-2170W. It works: it’s quick, has good resolution and I love the wireless networking.
My question: since I print only one or two pages a week, sometimes even less, do you recommend turning it on just for printing or should it stay on all the time? The considerations are: power consumption and longevity of the printer/toner/drum/etc.
>My question: since I print only one or two pages a week, sometimes >even less, do you recommend turning it on just for printing or should >it stay on all the time? The considerations are: power consumption and >longevity of the printer/toner/drum/etc.
My Brother (HL1850) has a sleep mode. I just leave it in this and it wakes up when the computer sends it something. Does yours have the equivalent?
Mike
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> My question: since I print only one or two pages a week, sometimes > even less, do you recommend turning it on just for printing or should > it stay on all the time? The considerations are: power consumption and > longevity of the printer/toner/drum/etc.
Toner won't dry out, it's already dry. I've never had a problem with only turning on laser printers for printing.
There is really no good reason to keep a laser printer on for long periods without use.
Unlike inkjet printers which can develop head clogs,there is no maintenance that the laser printer needs to accomplish while it is sitting.
Depending upon the model, so shut down completely, or very nearly so if they sit for more than 10 minutes unused, but you would need to see what type of sleep process your model goes into and how much electricity it may use in that mode. Some have light and deep sleep modes, the longer it remains unused the deeper the "sleep" it goes into.
With the type of printing regularity you are considering, I would turn it on, allow it to warm up and then print and shut it down if you won;t need it for even an hour, let alone a week. It will save electricity, possibly some electronic components, etc.
The drum and toner cartridge are unaffected by long periods without use or being on, unless you have a very high humidity environment. Typically, unless the toner cartridges are tagged with a chip which dates it, your cartridge will remain usable for years beyond it's expiration date if kept cool and dry.
Art
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villa wrote: > I had one inkjet nozzle clog from not being used often enough and then > a second one went after a long vacation (Epson RX500). I just didn’t > have the time/patience to follow Art’s cleaning regimen. Then I found > I was buying ink cartridges for colors I wasn’t using.
> Since black is all I really need for occasional printing, I followed > the suggestion I found on this forum: a Brother laser printer. I got > the HL-2170W. It works: it’s quick, has good resolution and I love the > wireless networking.
> My question: since I print only one or two pages a week, sometimes > even less, do you recommend turning it on just for printing or should > it stay on all the time? The considerations are: power consumption and > longevity of the printer/toner/drum/etc.
> Unlike inkjet printers which can develop head clogs,there is no > maintenance that the laser printer needs to accomplish while it is > sitting.
> Depending upon the model, so shut down completely, or very nearly so > if they sit for more than 10 minutes unused, but you would need to see > what type of sleep process your model goes into and how much > electricity it may use in that mode. Some have light and deep sleep > modes, the longer it remains unused the deeper the "sleep" it goes into.
> With the type of printing regularity you are considering, I would turn > it on, allow it to warm up and then print and shut it down if you > won;t need it for even an hour, let alone a week. It will save > electricity, possibly some electronic components, etc.
> The drum and toner cartridge are unaffected by long periods without > use or being on, unless you have a very high humidity environment. > Typically, unless the toner cartridges are tagged with a chip which > dates it, your cartridge will remain usable for years beyond it's > expiration date if kept cool and dry.
> Art
> If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste, > I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog:
> villa wrote: >> I had one inkjet nozzle clog from not being used often enough and then >> a second one went after a long vacation (Epson RX500). I just didn’t >> have the time/patience to follow Art’s cleaning regimen. Then I found >> I was buying ink cartridges for colors I wasn’t using.
>> Since black is all I really need for occasional printing, I followed >> the suggestion I found on this forum: a Brother laser printer. I got >> the HL-2170W. It works: it’s quick, has good resolution and I love the >> wireless networking.
>> My question: since I print only one or two pages a week, sometimes >> even less, do you recommend turning it on just for printing or should >> it stay on all the time? The considerations are: power consumption and >> longevity of the printer/toner/drum/etc.
