looks like inkjet I.V. I think with a drill bit and a drill or a router, you could drill out a hole in the top door big enough to accomodate the incoming feed. This would take some of the pressure off from evaporation as the heads wouldnt be exposed to drafts. add to that a small moist sponge in the inside of the printer door once it is replaced. similar to a cigar humidor and you could probably go a week or two without printing.

Nice job .

I have a canon inkjet that prints 11x 17 posters i could have used a system like that but since gave up and now have a laser printer. but just black and white

Thanks for the info...never knew something like this existed. Time to go shopping.

a very interesting review. Havent used my printer in a few months..Nice Epson but its out of yellow, so refuses to print even black % white...or scan. So I put it in timeout.

I have three Canon inkjets, the oldest is the i9900 which is my favorite. I have never had to do a cleaning cycle on any of them other then their normal auto one that they cycle through on each start-up. Dry-outs can be painful as a printerhead is about $140, but available. That said mine have sat inactive for 2+ weeks at times, no problems. In fact I haven't had any printer malfunctions at all with any of my Canons which is amazing to me. I had an Epson, and it was a dog(no offense intended AV) as well as a bloody ink hog that ALWAYS needed cleaning.

The new Canons are easy to keep clear if you don't use them much; simply power it up, and allow it to cycle through it's start-up auto clean. It will use a very small amount of ink. Power it down in about 5 minutes later, done. Do it once a week if you don't print anything. ALWAYS keep ALL the tanks filled, and in place! Failure to do so may permanently damage the printerhead.

The i9900 is a tank, and I recommend it without hesitation.