It is important to use the correct terms, I'm not trying to be
retentive. That is an inkjet and so uses ink, not toner.
I don't know if that's the best printer to modify for direct inkjet
resist printing. Sounds fiddly to add external ink feed.
Steve Greenfield
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Mark Lerman <mlerman@...> wrote:
>
> I'm modifying an Epson Picturemate 200 for direct toner transfer, and
> I have a couple of questions about the ink cartridge that I hope
> someone can answer. The cartridge mounts at the bottom of the printer
> (not on the print head) and seems to have 5 ports. One is for each
> color, and the second goes to a grey tubing. My questions:
>
> 1 - Is the grey tubing used to pressurize the cartridge? If so, does
> anyone know the working pressure. I can measure it, if necessary, but
> I'd like some more information before I start mucking with it.
>
> 2 - There are 5(?) contacts on the side of the cartridge. I assume
> they detect the presence of the cartridge and the levels of each
> color. Does anyone know what signals are expected from the cartridge
> and how to "cheat" it?
>
> I would like to remove the cartridge and feed the printer head from
> an external reservoir. The print head has 4 sets of 90 piezo jets,
> but I would only need one set at a time.
>
> Thanks for any help or information sources.
>
> Mark
>