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Re: [Digital BW] hp designjet 500 with black ink

2015-09-15 by daniel andron

Merci Paul et Ernst,


I try purchasing 4 empty cartridges HP10 and HP82.
Vivera light gray on cyan
Magenta and yellow on dilution with kodak optimizer.
I'll post the results after testing ..
Thank you.


Le 14/09/2015 17:57, Ernst Dinkla ernst.dinkla@... 
[DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] a �crit :
> Daniel,
>
>
> http://www.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00748239.pdf
> says 18 picoliter droplet for the black head, 4 picoliter droplet for 
> the color nozzles.
>
> I have used the HP Z3200 Vivera pigment MK (matte black) ink in a 
> similar 88 black head of the HP K5400 OfficeJet. But 9 picoliter 
> droplet on the black side, possibly 6 picoliter on yellow. Cyan and 
> magenta are 6 picoliter.
> In the cyan channel of that printer the Z3200 Vivera pigment PK (photo 
> black), on the magenta channel a 1/3 dilution of the PK, on the yellow 
> channel a 1/9 dilution of the PK. Tweaked the channels with Photoshop 
> ACV curves later on packed in an ICC profile together with a 
> linearisation curve (Paul Roark + Roy to thank for these features). 
> Matte (4ink), Gloss (3ink). Printing from Qimage Ultimate + Windows 
> driver.
> Ink medium to dilute the PK: 
> http://www.octopus-office.de/en/shop/details/c/printer-ink-for-kodak-10-c/p/ocp-gloss-optimizer-for-kodak-10-c/
> Both inks and ink medium are intended for the thermal heads that the 
> mentioned HP models have.
>
> I have done this experiment on the desktop model to see whether it 
> would be possible on a 4 to 6 channel Designjet later on. I am quite 
> convinced it would be possible. Main problem is the bigger droplet 
> size of Designjets (other than the Z versions and the 130, 90 etc 
> serie that have droplets 4-6 picoliter).
>
>
>
> Met vriendelijke groet, Ernst Dinkla
>
> Dinkla Grafische Techniek
> Quad, pi�zografie, gicl�e
> www.pigment-print.com <http://www.pigment-print.com>
>
> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:35 PM, daniel andron 
> daniel.andron@... <mailto:daniel.andron@...> 
> [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] 
> <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hello from France,
>     I bought hp 500 for 1 $.
>     But i print always B/W on matt paper.
>     Also i want put black pigment ink in HP82 cartridge (C M Y).
>     Head for hp10 (black) 32 pico/l.
>     Head for hp82 color 4 pico/l.
>
>     Is Black Vivera or Ebony for Epson 1500 (1.5 pico/l) is good ?
>
>     Thank
>
>
>

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