I can't blame you for not wanting to spend hours experimenting.
especially when it becomes clear that it might take 10s or 100s of
hrs.
If the droplet spacing is too wide, I think that could be compensatod
for in the driver. some drivers have control over how much ink is
deposited. My hp5550 has the ability to darken prints which I believe
deposits more black ink, for example.
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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan
<stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
> Hi mebo...
>
> It is good to hear that you have done some more experimenting...
>
> I really NEED to know if it works soon, i could get this stylus
color 600
> with probably only a mech. problem for free, but i must fetch it
there
> which is no little effort (It is located on the ... of the world).
>
> I think the layer of ink is not consistent, i think there will be
a "grid"
> of droplets and open space between. I like to be prooved wrong in
this
> case ;-).
>
>
> I am not much interested in a two component approach, i think
> it will then get to the same effort level as TT which works
properly
> already.
>
>
> Please try to etch a board, or try to look with a magnifier or
microscope
> on the
> ink layer. if it is a closed layer it should after all be possible
to find
> a ink that
> is working. even if the layer is too thin we might just print
multiple
> times.
>
> I just have this image of a lot of little droplets with a lot of
surface
> tension in my head.
> (I tried to print on a uncoated ohp transparency and it looked like
that...
> of course then i used the wrong ink and copper is different but
still...)
>
>
> I have wasted time, and money, with that damn bubblejet, in the end
> getting nothing
> of any use at all... I am somewhat reluctant to repeat this.
However the
> problem
> i have had does not occur with your printer obviously, and it might
work.
> On the other hand the next unsolveable problem may just be a few
steps
> ahead....
>
>
>
> ST