Digital BW, The Print

Nij,

I could tell you, but then I would have to kill you! ;-)

Just kidding, but in fairness to these companies that would not be a 
good thing to do, since a few fare much better at adapting them for 
use with the Epson printers, but that would cast doubt against their 
products. 

Think of it as the rebranding that we hear so much about with paper, 
except apply it to the ink.

I test a lot of inks, usually on a beta basis. Some are as 
advertised, and some will absolutely wipe out a printer while trying 
to get them to work (anyone got a dead 1270 for sell cheap?). I also 
get involved with some inks after they have been released as a 
troubleshooter of sorts, but that is another story.

Terry

PS - Yes Lyson inks are available in the states.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Nij" <nigel@m...> wrote:
> Terry,
> 
> Perhaps you could help me, offlist maybe, to gen up on who makes 
all these
> inks. Seriously, if you know something I don't - which sounds very 
likely in
> this case, I'd appreciate the info.
> 
> To throw another name into the hat, and based on your suggestion 
that inks
> that don't work well with Epson weren't designed for Epson... what 
were
> Lyson 'Small Gamut' inks designed for? I have heard _rumours_ those 
inks
> kill print heads after a while!
> 
> In fact... are Lyson inks available in the States? There seems to 
be very
> little talk about them, if any, on this list.
> 
> Best,
> Nij
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: TerryR [mailto:terryr1028@h...]
> <snip>
> > This is true, but those inks that exhibit problems, typically 
aren't
> > designed as an Epson ink replacement (such as Piezo), they are
> > usually a derivative of another ink that wasn't initially 
designed to
> > work with the Epson printers. Again, MIS and Generations are 
perfect
> > examples of those that were designed specifically for the Epson
> > printers. I have yet to hear of a clog that couldn't be undone 
with
> > those inks, but can point you at many posts of those that even 
went
> > as far as to disassemble their printers or other extreme measures 
and
> > still couldn't clear the clog when using Piezo inks.
> <snip>