Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Trethan" 
<stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
> 
> Anyway, i have been looking around, and i'm wondering if i need a  
> durabright or ultrachrome ink printer, or if any epson would work.
> The mispro page says:
> 
> MISPRO ink is ideal for use on any of the Epson printers that use 
>either  
> the Dura-Bright™ or the UltraChrome Epson inks. This includes the 
>C80,  
> C82, C64, C84, C66, C86, 2100, 2200, 4000, 7600, 9600 and 10600. The 
 
> inksets come in 8 colors, 3 blacks (matte, photo, light) and 5 
>colors  
> (CMYLcLm) or 4 color inksets (CMYMK).
> 
> 
> Use MIS PRO Ink for Non Ultrachrome Printers -
> We are recommending that the MIS PRO ink be used instead of the MIS 
>GP  
> inks for the non-Ultrachrome printers. The MIS PRO is superior on 
> glossy  
> and semi gloss papers. The GP ink had some bronzing and flat areas 
> and the  
> MIS PRO does not. GP was the best we had at the time. Both inks 
> require a  
> profile for use on non-Ultrachrome printers. We are working on 
> profiles  
> for the 1160, 1280, 3000, 7000, 7500, 9000, 9500, R200 and R300 
> printers.
> 
> 
> Now what does that mean? i can use any printer made by epson? or 
> not? i  
> don't care about color profiles, i'm not going to use color.
> 
> The thing is the greater the range of possible printers the better,  
> because then it will be easier to find one at ebay that doesn't have 
>a  
> clogged up head or some such problem.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> ST

Yes, basically the idea is that you can refill any Epson printer with 
these inks. I'm surprised that this ink worked, as MIS does not sell 
any 'durabrite equivalent', their pigment refill inks are more like 
Ultrachrome inks, which are completely different and don't have the 
waterproof and quick-dry features that Durabrite has, because they're 
designed for fine art printing. Looking back through some of the data 
on comp.periphs.printers I see that the Ultrachrome inks and refill 
equivalent are 'sticky', which explains why it wouldn't bead up like 
regular dye ink.

They will work on any printer (which is why I keep suggesting to try 
real Durabrite ink on an R200 with the CD printing slot because 
Durabrite ink dries much faster and will be less likely to smear) 
because the heads are all nearly the same, with the more expensive 
ones (over $500) having finer print nozzles for higher resolution - 
but that should not pose a problem by refilling with these inks since 
they're designed for it. Many people buy an R200 6-color dye printer 
and refill them with pigment inks which gives you a photo quality 
pigment printer for $550 less than the R1800. You can also refill them 
with the greyscale inks in order to print perfect black and white 
photos (basic color inksets, even photo ones, have trouble with shades 
of grey).