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"Yianni" <in@mailbox9.gr> skrev i meddelandet
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> Each ink for a specific cartridge/printer has different properties than
the
> ink for any other cartridge/printer. On the other hand some inks could be
> used in most than one cartridge. Black pigmented ink don't differ much,
and
> because of wider nozzles, it could be used in more cartridges (but not
all)
> and because it is manufactured in high quantities, some times is cheaper
> (depends on many factors). Color pigment inks are definitely more
expensive
> than corresponding dyes.
Does that go for black as well?
> Color pigmented inks could be used in Canon printers, but if you
> accidentally run out of ink in any cartridge you would have much problems,
> because of micro-nozzles.
> The properties of ink couldn't be measured from an individual person. You
> haven't any chance to qualify any ink either than using it.
You are probably right.
But, if a rather serious store at least have some (>3) pigmented black
formulas in stock it should be safe to go for their recommendation.
Morgan O.
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> Yianni
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> "Morgan Ohlson" <morgan.ohlson@comhem.se> wrote in message
> news:8fOcc.88947$dP1.263499@newsc.telia.net...
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> > "Bob Headrick" <bobh@proaxis.com> skrev i meddelandet
> > news:107710p7ldoohee@corp.supernews.com...
> > >
> > > "Morgan Ohlson" <morgan.ohlson@comhem.se> wrote in message
> > > news:2Btcc.55295$mU6.230669@newsb.telia.net...
> > > > Campatible to the BCI-3eBK pigmented is...
> > > >
> > > > British ProPrint says: HP-29A (printer HP deskjet 600)
> > > >
> > > > US WeInk writes: BCI-3eBK, HP #27, #56 (and all Lexmarks)
> > > >
> > > > This would imply that most pigmented inks (for non piezo printers)
are
> > the
> > > > same!!!???
> > >
> > > Then the fact that there are companies that sell "universal ink" must
> > imply
> > > that *all* inks are the same? ...NOT!
> >
> >
> > How many parameters of dyed ink can be matched to a sertain printer?
> > Viscosity? ...any more?
> >
> > How many parameters of pigmented ink can be matched to a sertain
printer?
> > Viscosity?
> > Pigment size?
> >
> > How large could the range be?
> >
> > How many "levels" of ink would be nessessary to cover the hole range of
> > heat-driven print heads?
> > 2? 3? 4 or perhaps 200?
> > How large is the tolerance in an ink?
> > Can it motivate more then 3 or 4 mixtures to cover all?
> >
> > The Canon BCI-6 cartridges (dye) are used in both printers with
> micro-drops
> > (2-3pL) and in older printers with drops many times bigger.
> >
> > I say that some shops that say they have a different mixture for every
> > available cartridge is lying!
> > In practice there couldn't be any meaning in that so why should they?
> >
> >
> > Morgan O.
> >
> >
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