Actually, you can get indelible inks to refill your cartridges with. I had
to do this to print labels for packaging in a freezer. Worked great where as
the normal inkjet ink just ran and smeared. I got the ink from a company
called V-Tech.

Hope this helps,

Albert

-----Original Message-----
From: Dale Botkin <dale@BOTKIN.ORG>
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: [EE] PC board transfer


>On Sun, 14 May 2000, Brian Kraut wrote:
>
>> Has anyone modified an inkjet printer to print on things like circuit
boards and
>> front panels?
>
>Not I - my favorite was an HP pen plotter loaded with permanent ink pens,
>which also make dandy etch resist.  I don't know if you can get inkjet
>cartridges that print with etch-resistant ink (something not water
>soluble).
>
>Dale
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>