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

From: "Steve" <alienrelics@...>
Date: 2006-05-17

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Alan King <alan@...> wrote:
>... As you mentioned may require keeping the landing area clean etc
> since the pigment ink may have a little more residue...

Not really. It gets sucked down into the waste pad the same as dye
ink. Think about it- if it can get through 4pl nozzles, a coarse
sponge isn't going to plug up.

> ... Seems most everything even remotely modern
> that uses durabright has a badge for it on the front..

The general rule: if Epson gives the ink a fancy name (Durabrite,
Ultrachrome, etc) then it is pigmented ink. If you have a hard time
finding any info on whether or not the ink is dye or pigment, it is
almost certainly dye.

Steve Greenfield