Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, William Carr <Jkirk3279@...> wrote:
>
> 
> On May 5, 2006, at 11:19 AM, Steve wrote:
> 
> > Like who? All desktop printer inks that I'm aware of use water,
> > alcohol, and glycol as their solvent. Constraints of not drying in the
> > head, drying quickly on the paper, not spreading too much in the paper
> > while drying, etc.
> 
> I was referring to the older Canon printers or Canon-engine based  
> printers like my old Color Stylewriter.
> 
> I have bottles of refill ink that I can't use in Epsons because it's  
> a different formulation.
> 
> Even today, I understand that Canon uses a different printing  
> mechanism that uses heat, which is why you can't use dye sublimation  
> ink in Canon printers.
>

All the Apple Stylewriters I've seen are just run of the mill Canon
printers rebadged. BC-01 cartridges and up, pigment black and dye colors.

This company sells refill ink for them that is listed as the same for
just about all inkjets.
http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/E8C98D522C771029BC6B001143E7E506/

I bought some Epson 3000 3rd party tanks to empty out and refill with
pigmented. I saved the dye ink I drew out and have been using it in
several Canon printers: BJC 4x00 series, BJC 5x00 series, BJC 6000. I
had some refill ink I had purchaced before just for the Canon, I used
it in an Epson.

I don't think the dye ink is that critical.

Yes, Canon, HP, Lexmark, etc. use bubblejet. Epson uses piezo.

Steve Greenfield