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‎09-27-2016 09:25 AM

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Product: HP ENVY
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan

I took the tape off the color cartidge by mistake but I can't reuse the tape . what's the best way to protect it?

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‎09-27-2016 12:06 PM

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Hi,

 

You could try and hold the tape with some rubber bands wrapped around thr cartridge. Storing it in a small sealed bag will help also. 

 

The objective is to keep the print head from drying out. When stored in a printer the cartridge is capped when not is use to prevent it drying out.

 

 

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‎09-27-2016 12:06 PM

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Hi,

 

You could try and hold the tape with some rubber bands wrapped around thr cartridge. Storing it in a small sealed bag will help also. 

 

The objective is to keep the print head from drying out. When stored in a printer the cartridge is capped when not is use to prevent it drying out.

 

 

"
"Say "Thanks" by clicking the Kudos Star in the post that helped you.

--Please mark the post that solves your problem as "Accepted Solution"
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