This may cause irreparable clogging, and permanent damage to the printhead. My advice to anyone using HP and Canon printers is that do not replace dye-based inks with pigmented inks. Not worth the risk. In the case of Epson the risk is acceptable.
But keep in mind that a good quality 3rd party pigment inks usually costs the double price of a good quality 3rd party dye ink. I'm familiar with various ink technologies and the printer head systems. What I'm really looking for is someone whose tried what I'm looking at and either had success or failure. What intrigues me is that the head already handles black pigment ink in one of the channels - dye color in the other three. Here is a Pic of a standard Canon Dye print head, it has a set of small Dye nozzles and one single large Pigment nozzle, note the difference in nozzle size..
Canon dye ink cartridges will not function properly using pigment ink either.. As I said, still looking for direct experience. I am very familiar with head design. As you say that for the HP T, the cost of the damage is small, perhaps it is up to you to assess whether you should risk and conduct your own tests. And please posting the results here to enriching the content of this forum. As for the second part, about how the head deals with black pigmented ink in one of the channels and dye in the other three.
I can give you a hand, complemented what The Hat posted. I have an Officejet A print up to A3 , which as your large format, also uses pigmented black ink and MGY dye-based inks. The answer is simple. HP uses two discreet nozzles set, one with only one channel for the black color and other one with triple channel to manage the other three colors MCY.
The figure below shows how the ink get into the print head through individual ink drawing holes for each ink color. Notice how the black pigment ink pickup hole is much larger than the other three holes dedicated to dye-based inks. The next image, which by the way is very similar to the one posted The Hat , shows how the ink gets out the print head and goes to the paper.
They also result in sharper text fonts too. However, due to the thinner and less durable nature of dye-based inks, they will fade rather quickly when exposed to too much sunlight.
There is also that issue of smudging as the water-based components take longer to dry on the paper. While this may rule dye-based inks out for those who want quick and quality prints, dye-based inks have improved significantly over the years and are catching up fast to their counterpart in pigment-based ink.
When it comes to the difference between pigment and dye ink, there is very little to separate the two ink bases. Technology improvements have resulted in the flaws of both types of inks becoming almost impossible to notice, however, they do still exist.
Unless you laminate your prints, unfortunately, there is no such thing as everyday water-proof printing. However, choosing well between dye ink and pigment ink may just save your week.
In short, dye-based ink will dissolve entirely within the water. Should you spill water on your dye printed paper, the ink will flow and transform your incredibly boring financial document into beautiful artwork. However, upon drying completely, do not expect everything to be back to where it was previously.
Conversely, pigmented inks stick to the paper as they have a thicker consistency which nestles into the small fibres of the page. This means that, overall, pigmented inks have greater water resistance. Although, curiously, dye-based inks have been the standard offering for inkjet printers which are renowned for better quality photo printing. This goes to show that the technology behind both dye-based ink and pigment-ink has improved significantly over the years.
Similarly to spilling water all over your artwork, the last thing you want is for your prints to fade into oblivion. Both direct and indirect factors can cause your prints to fade with sunlight being the greatest offender. In this regard, dye-based inks are more susceptible to fading as the molecules are smaller on the page.
As such, the chemicals react with sunlight a lot faster and with accelerated damage. On the contrary, pigment inks are made up of larger molecules which makes penetrating the work harder for sunlight. That said, both inks are high-quality solutions and you would have to really try hard to completely fade your work. Both inks will last in their original condition for a very long period of time.
For overall printing quality when comparing pigment vs dye ink, there is no clear winner. In fact, the question is not about overall printing quality but rather what are you going to be printing and with what colours.
If you are printing text-based creations then a dye-based ink will be the right selection. The reason for this is because the black print is a lot sharper and darker than pigmented ink.
If you know that your document or photo is going to be exposed to sunlight, using a pigment-based ink is also the better choice. Most printers use a combination of the two. Canon ink cartridges work in sets of both pigment and dye-based inks, which is why most Canon printers take two black cartridges. Most printer ink manufacturers have already decided which inks work best in their printers and have made the choice for you.
A general rule is that a black ink cartridge contains pigment ink, while colour ink cartridges contain dye-based in. Related Posts. Should I buy an inkjet printer or a laser. Perhaps nearby in Siorapaluk, Greenland.
Unless you are at a temporary research station or military outpost. There's not much going on in that part of the world. Have you tried using a humidifier to raise the ambient humidity around the printer? DrBen , Dec 25, I'll consider it a great deal again - fingers crossed! I'll keep all posted - I really do appreciate everyone's' input! Cheers S. I have been using an Epson in real terms, same as later USA and EU - they just seem to like using different numbers but are the same and I have been using this "according to Epson a dye ink printer" with pigmented inks for about the last 8 or so years so no reason to worry.
Avoid any CIS Continuous Inking System and opt for refillable cartridges - note the cartridges are exactly the same for the , and models. Chips are self-resetting.
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