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[jevinkake]

Hi, I am new here and I need some help. I am a 5th year electronics engineer student and me, along with my groupmates are planning to make a printer that can print in thermochromic ink or more specifically using Pilot's Frixion pen ink. We tried experimenting with it by putting the ink from the pen to the cartridge of the printer. We have two solutions, one is the pure ink from the pen and the other solution is the one with water and ink. We tried both of it, the result we got from the first solution was nothing, the printer does not print out. With the second solution we got a very light output, we had it printed but it is very opaque but still visible. Based on our research, the printer that we use, an ink-jet printer uses very small droplets of ink to be able to print and it is in micron units. Our diagnosis in our problem is that the ink is not that chemically compatible with and ink-jet printer cartridge that is why we are not getting outputs as we expected.

 

What we are asking is the possible solution for our problem. What step or steps we must do to get the frixion ink from pen work on a printer. Is it about the chemical components of the ink that gives us the problem. If so, what should we do? Is there any sources or people that can help us in our problem. Thank you and have a nice day!

[P.K.Rao]

Try some solvent like MIBK (Methyl iso butyl ketone) or similar solvent along with zero conductivity water. There is some information available on Google.  Type "Ink jet Ink composition" in the search box and enter