Dye-Pigment compatibility

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Hi all

My printer and old Epson 1200 uses Dye inks, some of the compatible
cartridge makers Boast that their cartridges contain pigment ink. Is
pigment ink really compatible with a printer designed for dye ink.

Thanks

Paul
 
Paul said:
Hi all

My printer and old Epson 1200 uses Dye inks, some of the compatible
cartridge makers Boast that their cartridges contain pigment ink. Is
pigment ink really compatible with a printer designed for dye ink.

Thanks

Paul
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No it isn't! You should never use pigmented inks in a unit that wasn't
designed to take them - you could end up killing the printer!
 
No it isn't! You should never use pigmented inks in a unit that wasn't
designed to take them - you could end up killing the printer!
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Sorry---wrong

MANY people are successfully using pigment in "dye" Epsons. I have
MIS ink in my 1280 and it works flawlessly.

There is nothing intrinsic in the desing of a dye-based printer that
would preclude using pigment ink.
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Mark Herring, Pasadena, Calif.
Private e-mail: Just say no to "No".
 
Hi all

My printer and old Epson 1200 uses Dye inks, some of the compatible
cartridge makers Boast that their cartridges contain pigment ink. Is
pigment ink really compatible with a printer designed for dye ink.

Thanks

Paul
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Yes---See literature at---eg--MIS (www.inksupply.com)

See my other reply in this thread
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Mark Herring, Pasadena, Calif.
Private e-mail: Just say no to "No".
 
Mark said:
Yes---See literature at---eg--MIS (www.inksupply.com)

See my other reply in this thread
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Mark Herring, Pasadena, Calif.
Private e-mail: Just say no to "No".
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Thanks - my sources (one of them a regular poster here) have informed me
incorrectly.
 
Paul said:
Hi all

My printer and old Epson 1200 uses Dye inks, some of the compatible
cartridge makers Boast that their cartridges contain pigment ink. Is
pigment ink really compatible with a printer designed for dye ink.

Thanks

Paul
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Thanks for the replies.

From all the info supplied we have the following

From users

1 yes, 1 No, 1 Maybe

From Ink Suppliers

2 No

Not enough info for an accurate assessment but I think I will go with the
Ink suppliers.

Paul
 
Paul;

Your question was:
and the answer.....
From Ink Suppliers

2 No
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Why wouldn't they all say YES?

What am I missing?
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Mark Herring, Pasadena, Calif.
Private e-mail: Just say no to "No".
 
Paul said:
Hi all

My printer and old Epson 1200 uses Dye inks, some of the compatible
cartridge makers Boast that their cartridges contain pigment ink. Is
pigment ink really compatible with a printer designed for dye ink.

Thanks

Paul
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I had an interesting conversation with a well known ink supplier a trade
show on the subject of dye/pigment compatibility. If I understood the
techno speak, what he said was this.

Dye ink is a dissolved dye in a fluid carrier, it is totally fluid.

Pigment in is a micro particle suspended in a fluid carrier, it is not
totally fluid.

If you use a pigment ink in a printer designed for dye, the pigment
particles will act like a sand blaster and give premature head wear.

He was quite insistent that you should never use pigment inks in a printer
designed for dye.

Paul
 
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