21 Jun
2012
21 Jun
'12
5:28 a.m.
On Wed, 20 Jun 2012, Dave wrote:
On Tue, 20 Jun 2012, Tothwolf wrote:
There are different types of pens too. There are liquid ink roller ball
pins and fibertip (marker) pens. The fibertip pens also come in two
varieties, one for paper and another for transparencies.
Sometimes you can find NOS pens still in the original HP foil pouches, and
if you are fortunate to find them, don't make the mistake I did and open
them before you are ready to use them (I own an impulse sealer now, so
today I would simply reseal the foil pouch).
There are also different types of carousels depending on the type of pen.
I seem to remember both of my plotters have transparency carousels but I
had no trouble using them with fibertip pens for paper.
The downside to these plotters is that they
require a special
serial cable
Not a problem. I already have some..
(pinouts can be found online) and replacement
carousels and carousel
parts are not easy to find.
Oddly PENS are a (well sort of) problem. Whilst the ones I use are made
in the UK they cost half the price if I buy them from the US. That's not
a problem except that if I buy more one set I get stung for a $15 fee to
collect the duty of around $4. Mad....