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Re: [ARSCLIST] Inkjet & thermal CD printing
Maze, Elinor A. wrote:
Does printing CD-Rs with an inkjet printer (eg., Epson Stylus R220 or R800) or a thermal printer (eg., TEAC P-11) compromise the archival longevity of the discs? Is printing discs in one of these ways preferable to using adhesive labels, if there is a compelling need to label?
Printing with inkjet can affect longevity depend on the ink and the
solvent/base in which it is dissolved/suspended. I've seen no data on
the matter, but recommend thermal printing (both Casio and Primera offer
economical printers of this type) which has no liquid component and
where the inks may be presumed safe.
It is known that there are incidents where inks used in silk screening
(on pressed discs) have destroyed CDs in relatively short order.
Unfortunately, testing on a broader base is both costly and
time-consuming. Some results are offered at
http://www.mscience.com/
and you may find reviewing them worthwhile.
Mike
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