Digital BW, The Print

Todd, the old piezo inks and Generations inks are compatible, as are the
MIS inks. I used to mix them a couple years back when I first started
looking for cold tones. It's the Generations FIVE inks that aren't compatible.

Jerry



Todd Flashner wrote:
> 
> > I have some full-inkset PiezoTone test strips also.  However, I was most
> > eager to see if Jon had found a new and superior black ink or whether the
> > new K is just Generations Enhanced black.  We might be able to tell that by
> > Friday.
> 
> I asked Jon on the piezo list if the Piezotones were pure pigments or
> contained dyes, and whether they would outlast the original Piezo inks in an
> absolute sense (fading vs warming) but got no reply. Do any of you beta
> users know anything about the makeup of these inks?
> 
> I'd doubt it's Gen enhanced purely because Jon implies Piezotones are
> chemically incompatible with the old inks while we know Gen inks are not.
> Though, now that I think about it, he really just recommended flushing the
> lines and changing carts, but that could surely be for reasons of
> consistency rather than compatibility...
> 
> Well, I certainly hope it's an advancement, new inks have been hitting the
> market. OTOH, we do seem to see that most brands are ultimately quite common
> to each other. Speaking of which, could they possibly be based on the Epson
> Ultrachrome K?
> 
> Todd
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