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Bulk Ink Systems
Hi everybody
on the back of Mo’s topic on waste ink i had a quick look and found this
http://www.xl-ink.co.uk/roland-vs-versa … -422-p.asp
has anybody used this Ink/System?
is it any good or are there better systems?
Thanks
Robert
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5 Replies
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I use this on my Mimaki JV3 (dual CMYK)……….over 18 months now and never a problem.
Worth getting permanent chips fitted 😀John
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Hey John,
I also have a JV3 on bulk fed ink, mine comes with a chip you replace every 1ltr ( so they say ! ). is this what you use??
Cheers
Roffs
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No, I never have to replace the chip……saves £10 per litre because I do not need chips everytime.
John
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seriously considering this system guys… would save a fortune…. more ink less money…. is it worth having on a versacamm?
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Have any of you seen the prices of the Chinese ( 😮 ) inks…..
A mate of mine who owns a sign business in the next town recently imported a Chinese printer. – With duties & transport, landed at N$ 50 000 (Roland about 4x as much) This printer has Epson printheads as well. The ink is suitable for the Roland eco solvent printers, their claim not mine!
But the ink……this thing has cartridges that look like the Roland ones, but refillable. Ink comes in 1 litre bottles, 12 to a box. A box of each colour comes out at N$ 1300.00 ( About GBP 130.00) – That is for 4×12 LITRES of ink !!. Price comes to about GBP 2.70 per litre. Exactly 100 times less than Roland ink !
But I still wont chance it! I recently worked out that thus far over the lifetime of my 2 Rolands that ink costs were only 3% of the selling price of digital print. (based on the price of laminated prints. Obviously the percentage is even less for signboards etc) Not worth it to stuff around with something for such a insignificant saving.
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