I just got my paper thin circuit boards off ebay, and plan on doing some tests
with HP ink tomorrow. these boards are actually very flexible as well, and I
suspect I will have no problem with the 180 degree paper path. I don't want
to modify my old HP, and waste money on new cartridges for it (Cyan and
Yellow don't print on it at all for some reason other than the cartridge)
On Monday 24 April 2006 10:43, Steve wrote:
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Mycroft2152 <mycroft2152@...> wrote:
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > The Lexmark ink cartidges do not use the piezo pump
> > technlogy like the Epsons. but rather the thermal jet
> > design. Withnin the printhead in the cartridges are
> > resisitors that vaporize a small portion of the ink to
> > push a drop out of the cartridge.
> >
> > Having said all that, it would be worth testing the
> > MIS ink on a used cartidge first, before modifying the
> > printer.
> >
> > There are pigment type ink refill kits for the
> > Lexmark, so perhaps the ink will not clog the jets?
>
> You are either seeing a kit with pigmented black and dye colors, or
> confusing "archival" with pigmented. Archival is used as a marketing
> term and has no real meaning.
>
> However, there is that pigmented black in the Lexmark and HP
> printers... perhaps that is worth testing.
>
> Also, some HP printers use the same print heads only with different
> inks for the color heads. Those might be a candidate for loading all
> with HP pigmented inks.
>
> Argh, I wish I had time for testing! I have some HP printers here with
> OEM ink, and a Novajet III (needs a belt) with all four colors
> pigmented (it uses the HP 44 print head for all four colors).
>
> Steve Greenfield
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