John, Could it have been Xerox? Googling "Solid Ink" reveals that Xerox makes solid ink printers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_ink>. The ink is actually like a crayon and is heated and melted during the print process. Depending on the temperatures used, the process may or may not damage the decal paper. Also, unlike the ALPS, the only colors offered are the typical printer colors (magenta, cyan, yelloe, and black), no white or metallics. Without the capability to print white, the process is severely limited for model railroad decals, even if it can be made to work with decal paper. The Wiki article also noted that every different printer model number uses different shapes of ink sticks (supposedly due to different temperature requirements) and the lower cost printers use more expensive ink. Xerox touts this line of printers as "green" because the ink is non-toxic and there are no cartridges to end up in landfills, but the printers use 4 times as much electricity to operate as a LaserJet, and because of an over 15 minute startup time, most offices leave them turned on all the time, which also wastes energy. Sometimes, you just can't win!
Regards, Bill in FL --- In [email protected], "John" <armstong5717@...> wrote: > > I recently got an E mail from Kodak (I think) as I have a Kodak printer. It > (or whatever I read) referred to a new printer using SOLID INK. > > Can someone check this out to see if white ink is available, The reference > corner of my brain is a bit muddy this year. > John Armstrong ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
