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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Epson R220 Printer - compatible with the MIS Inks?

From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2006-05-16

On Tue, 16 May 2006 16:56:54 +0200, lcdpublishing
<lcdpublishing@...> wrote:

> I was just about to purchase the R220 printer from Epson, but noticed
> that it doesn't use the durabrite inks (or doesn't say so
> specifically). Somewhere buried in all this talk about ink jet
> printers and such, I recall talk about using a printer that uses
> durabrite inks.
> Am I on right or wrong on this? I already have the MIS inks on hand,
> so that is the path I am walking down right now
> Chris


It does have 90 nozzles for each color, just like the one Volkan is using.
It doesn't say if it has that variable drop size thing, but it says 3pL
minimum at epson.com so i guess so. The pigmented inks should work in the
printer i think.

ST