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Re:Epson 7000 droplet size

2001-08-09 by antonisphoto@yahoo.com

Todd, Mike,

please remember to update the thread title. This is an important topic and I 
wouldn't want it lost under "greetings"!

Thanks - and sorry to interject.  
Now, how does droplet size relate to the drivers (Epson, Piezo)?

Antonis




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Todd Flashner <tflash@e...> wrote:
> Mike,
> 
> Um, I don't want to be part of the rumor mill. I have no idea what the
> droplet size is, but I thought it was larger than the 1160, which I use. I'd
> love to be mistaken about that. As I'm not in the market to buy one yet, I
> haven't gone to the trouble of checking the Epson site, and I'm actually
> more interested in anecdotal comparisons rather than specs anyway.
> 
> So you own one? Using the Epson driver, as opposed to the piezo driver, 
do
> you have any knowledge of which desktop Epson it's output would most 
closely
> resemble - at least from a print head view, not transport mechanism.
> 
> Todd
> 
> > Large Droplet Size?
> > 
> > Hmm, what are you considering large?  I have a 7000 and have read 
some
> > mythology on this. Everything ranging from 2 Picoliter to 11 in size. Truth 
be
> > told, the 7000 actually has the Epson variable drop on demand heads.
> > 
> > Mike

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