Does a printhead expire?

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Mark in Vegas
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Does a printhead expire?

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I have an xl8000 printhead on the shelf and noticed that there is a manufacture date but no expiration date. Ink tanks expire why not printheads?
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I'm not 100% on this, but I can't see why there would be a expiry on the print head that hasn't been used - there is no consumable element to them to expire at that stage.

If you were to run ink through one, then let it sit for a prolonged period you'll definitely encounter some issues. Otherwise, once in use I would think that this would function as intended. I believe the warranty is 10,000 ml, we're seeing closer to 30,000 ml per print head.

Not a definitive answer, but hopefully it helps!
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Makes sense, thanks. I'll be on a support call with HP today.
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It depends, do you mean the warranty on the printhead or will it not work? The warranty is from date of manufacture, so there is a shelf life of these based on that. The warranty also only has a certain amount of time from time of installation. Again, neither one means the printhead won't work, just means that you probably shouldn't buy them and keep them on your shelf.
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We did have one printhead stop working properly, we may try to clean it, as these are expensive.....$510 each. I figure cleaning the printhead (which they don't want back) is worth a shot to extend the life a bit more at that cost.
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The printheads do not expire. They have no ink in them, and the warranty starts when the head is put into the printer.

Hope this helps!
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