Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for your reply.  Actually I've seen a diagram that illustrates 
the size of a pigment particle vs a nozzle orifice, so I know what 
you mean.  But, since some poeple do seem worried about clogging, I 
thought I'd ask.  Though I suspect that clogging is attributable to 
other things.

Mike


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Mike,
> 
> 
> >...
> >Wasn't the 1280 orignally a dye ink printer?
> 
> Yes.  Epson does not use pigments in it.
> 
> > Are there any potential problems to using pigmented inks in
> >this printer?
> 
> It seems to work fine with pigments.  The pigment particle sizes 
are very
> small even compared to the inkjet orifices.  Epson often does use 
the same
> machine for both.  The 7000 was a dye printer; the 7500 used 
pigments.  Both
> are said to be mechanically the same machine.  The 7500 apparently 
uses a
> more robust cleaning cycle, but any other differences in the 
firmware or
> software are uncertain.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com