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From: jad@dayton.UUCP (J. Deters)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Pizo-electric Ink Jets
Keywords: Pizo-pump, fine jet spray
Message-ID: <7542@dayton.UUCP>
Date: 18 Oct 90 20:41:29 GMT
References: <1990Oct16.142553.26623@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Reply-To: jad@dayton.UUCP (J. Deters)
Organization: Dayton-Hudson Dept Stores Co.
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> Article <1990Oct16.142553.26623@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> From: garnett@theory.tn.cornell.edu (Roger Garnett)

>Does anyone know of any manufacturers currently using pizo-electric
>ink-jet technology? Many original ink-jet printers used a pizo-crystal
>driven "pump" to deliver their charge.  (most current ink jets use
>THERMAL ink jet semiconductor devices, which is not desireable.)

We have Diconix Dijit printers (Diconix is a division of Kodak) in our
stores.  I believe they use a piezo-electric crystal pump.  The
jet is extremely fine, even for distances of longer than an inch.

-j
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