What happens if ink freezes

Modelworks Lifer. Feb 22, 16, 6 It is liquid with pigment or dye particles. I don't know the exact temp but I suspect it isn't too far below freezing point of water. The particles would likely clump. Toner should be okay. Toner is just bits of plastic. I would make sure the printer was room temp before using though or toner might gum up the printer from condensation.

MadScientist Platinum Member. Jul 15, 2, 19 Modelworks is right. Ink will freeze but at what temperature depends on the ink's composition. So the freezing point of inks can vary with their humecant concentration. The colourants in an inkjet ink are either dye based or pigment based: a dye is a colourant that is fully dissolved in the carrier fluid; a pigment is a fine powder of solid colourants particles dispersed in the carrier fluid. That's why inkjet cartridges have a typical self life of 1 to 2 years.

The pigment particles will start to settle or separate. Not very helpful. It's a bad idea to store your inkjet printer cartridges in an outside trailer, especially in Wisconsin.

The cartridges may crack due to ink expansion when they freeze; and the pigment particles will also separate when the ink freezes and may not re-emulsify when it thaws.

Last edited: Dec 5, C1 Platinum Member. Feb 21, 2, 56 Regularly exposing printers to temperature extremes is not a good idea. Also, printers may use composite rubber belts which become stiff under low temperatures. Paperdoc Platinum Member. Aug 17, 2, On ink jet printing systems, although the freezing point of the ink will be lower than that of pure water, the difference is SMALL - probably no more than 5 degrees. So in Wisconsin in winter, this is NOT any help at all!

Assume the ink WILL freeze when the printer is exposed to outside winter temps. Freezing of the ink can cause two types of problems. Best cameras and lenses. All forums Printers and Printing Change forum. Started Dec 20, Discussions.

Forum Threaded view. Dec 20, Reply to thread Reply with quote Complain. Reply Reply with quote Reply to thread Complain. I will post that for them. Would also be interested if any of you have real life experience with this.

Don't have a Canon, but, assume similar issues with ink on my Epson Workforce. I thought I'd expand a bit on what I said earlier. This is why I recommend caution about letting your inks get too cold. They should change their "ship to" address Bob P. Re: They should change their "ship to" address But I will suggest she change her shipping address to a UPS facility.

That, of course, does not answer the freezing question. For me, I would try to avoid it. Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2. F Forum M My threads. Latest sample galleries. Sony Xperia Pro-I sample gallery. Sony a7 IV product photos. Sony a7 IV sample gallery. See more galleries ». Latest in-depth reviews. Read more reviews ». Latest buying guides. Best video cameras for photographers in Best cameras for Instagram in Best drones in Best cameras for vlogging in Check out more buying guides ».

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