I've been thinking the same thing, especially having been in the barcode industry for a few years.
Direct thermal stock does not generally have a long shelf life to begin with, and I also worry about what will happen in 10+ years to all those QSLs with the nice labels attached to them. Has anyone put some heat on these labels to simulate what will happen over time? 1. Leave in direct sunlight for a day or so? 2. Leave on top of your nice and warm tube amp? 3. Try to "write" on the label with a hot soldering iron? I couldn't easily find anything regarding lifespan of these labels on the Dymo web site. Cesar, Can you summarize the responses and reply to the list? Thanks, Cliff K3LL/6 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of py2yp Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 4:32 PM To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] Label printer Hi guys, I'm intending to buy a label printer, something like a Dymo 400 or a Brother QL-500. As far as I know those printers do use thermal print technology. The questions are: Do the label fade away after some time? Do I need to order some kind of refill? I mean, any kind of tape or something like that? Any impression will be very much welcome. Please reply in private. Thanks in advance 73 DX de PY2YP - Cesar _______________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
