Just wondering if anyone can help me with a couple of questions.
What medium is used to transport UV ink. Is it water based, a very mild solvent or something else. The HP 5000/5500 has a conversion avaliable but has new ink tubes and heads to replace the dye ones fitted as standard so was wondering why the original ink transport / heads cant be used.
If anyone owns one of these printers could they give an opinion on their quality/use etc and how the inks are dried as I dont believe there is any UV curing supplied with the conversion kit.
Also, can any printer run sublimation inks as there are lots of desktop printers with bulk ink conversions. I know it would require a RIP for a large format if you added 3rd party inks but am more concerned with the physical practicalities - heads etc.
Cheers
Eric
What medium is used to transport UV ink. Is it water based, a very mild solvent or something else. The HP 5000/5500 has a conversion avaliable but has new ink tubes and heads to replace the dye ones fitted as standard so was wondering why the original ink transport / heads cant be used.
If anyone owns one of these printers could they give an opinion on their quality/use etc and how the inks are dried as I dont believe there is any UV curing supplied with the conversion kit.
Also, can any printer run sublimation inks as there are lots of desktop printers with bulk ink conversions. I know it would require a RIP for a large format if you added 3rd party inks but am more concerned with the physical practicalities - heads etc.
Cheers
Eric
