![]() The damper is a small reservoir of ink near the print head. That switch valve frequently fails, leaving these printers unable to be used with PK and glossy photo papers. ![]() Turns out that Photo Black (PK) and Matte Black (MK) use the same damper going into the print head and the printer will switch depending on what paper you use. PK was still leaking and dribbled all over my prints and the cap stand where the print head parks. It came with a spare, unopened, PK cart so I threw it in and did a nozzle check: It weighed 59.5 grams when a normal empty weighs 78+ grams (always some ink left over to prevent air from getting in the lines). Of course, there were some snags: The Photo Black (PK) cartridge was completely empty even though it was registering as nearly full (over 80%). I’m not a digital photography enthusiast but I’ve got some big plans for this. Fry’s Electronics still had a display model on clearance for $730 but that would have been a horrible deal (no ink dried out almost certainly clogged). The unopened ink that was included was worth hundreds on its own! It’s a 17” 9-color professional photo printer with a $1,300 MSRP that can even print directly to poster board. I got this thing for less than $10 at Goodwill.
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