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UCJV300 - Third Party Inks
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White Haus
Not a Newbie
There are 3rd party inks for the UCJV?
Smoke_Jaguar
New Member
Looking at a UJV100-160 and was looking into inks for it, and yeah, seems the LUS-170 and LUS-200 inks are pretty much non-existent in the aftermarket.
As for changing inks, always a good idea to flush where possible. As long as the ink is compatible with the printhead (Gen5 IIRC), you should be good from a technical standpoint. As for accuracy and printing profiles, you might have to do some color checking and make some new ones for the new ink.
As for changing inks, always a good idea to flush where possible. As long as the ink is compatible with the printhead (Gen5 IIRC), you should be good from a technical standpoint. As for accuracy and printing profiles, you might have to do some color checking and make some new ones for the new ink.
Solventinkjet
DIY Printer Fixing Guide
Bordeaux has an aftermarket ink for the LUS170s. I don't have any customers using it yet but I'm pretty sure it's because most people are still under warranty so they haven't made the switch yet.
Smoke_Jaguar
New Member
Looks interesting, but also f**k companies that won't list their prices on their site. It's a bottle of ink, not a house in Beverly Hills.
Solventinkjet
DIY Printer Fixing Guide
Bordeaux sells through dealers so that's probably why they don't have the price on there but I agree, giving people an idea about the cost would be helpful!
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Smoke_Jaguar
New Member
Only vendor I found is $97. Based on the SDS it seems like decent stuff. Claims Gen3/4 compatibility as well on the sheet, so Gen5 is almost a given.
Solventinkjet
DIY Printer Fixing Guide
Yeah that sounds right. I was looking at the wrong type of ink.
Smoke_Jaguar
New Member
MSRP on Mimaki is $163 a bottle for LUS-170, so still a substantial difference. $776 versus $1304 for a set of 8.
White Haus
Not a Newbie
Interesting. Would be curious who is using it and how it's been performing.
I wonder if they also sell a cleaning solution that doesn't only come in shot glass size bottles...........getting sick of buying the Mimaki F-200/LF200 CLEANING LIQUID in 100 ml bottles....pretty ridiculous.
Smoke_Jaguar
New Member
I use ethyl acetate, $63 shipped for a gallon. Same chemical and works great on my UJF6042's.
V. V.
Inkjet printing guru
I use isopropanol, 10$ per gallon ))))
Smoke_Jaguar
New Member
Isopropanol is nice for head and panel wipe-downs as it isn't aggressive on the plastics.
BigDogPrinterMan
New Member
Huh? STS & JetBest are both available and easy to find in the US on first page of google. Both work great.
BigDogPrinterMan
New Member
I’ve used both STS & JetBest 170 compatible. Both are no flush from OEM. If you don’t like the one, swap an OEM in, and try the next one when that bottles over. I experienced no print differences with either.
Edwin Mukiria
New Member
How much are the UJV-100 STS & JetBest 170 inks?
Smoke_Jaguar
New Member
Only tested Bordeaux and Mimaki so far, Bordeaux MK170 was $99/liter last time I got it from ieion , looks like LexJet stocks Marabu for $117.12/liter. I get Mimaki LUS-170 for $143.50. Not much savings there, but maybe if the ink had some distinct advantages. My experience with UV inks is most are pretty similar with some variance in color. Not averse to trying it, but only marginal savings. That, and I am a cheap mofo who buys inks without chips and can get it for under $80/liter.