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Small Thermal Printer

Mike2545Mike2545 Posts: 433
edited 2009-11-19 00:49 in General Discussion
Hey guys & Gals,

I picked up a small thermal printer, the "Nanoptix Spill Proof" from here:Printer

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You can easily write programs and have it print a "ticket".

Simple SEROUT,PIN, 16468,[noparse]/noparse][color=#990000] "TEXT"[/color

Insert 10 for line feed
12 for Form feed
13 for Carriage Return

It also prints WIDE, and White on black.

See my demo video here Video

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Comments

  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2009-11-12 01:34
    That is really cool! I would like to see a debugging transcript printed out on that. Keep us updated on your experiences with it, like "How long does the ink last?".
  • Mike2545Mike2545 Posts: 433
    edited 2009-11-12 01:36
    Um...I don't want to state the obvious...its a thermal printer, there is no ink tongue.gif

    Print head life expectancy: 100 km. (Of thermal paper)

    I found some thermal paper at Office Max or Staples for $0.011 a foot.

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    Post Edited (Mike2545) : 11/12/2009 1:41:21 AM GMT
  • Invent-O-DocInvent-O-Doc Posts: 768
    edited 2009-11-15 19:55
    Very nice, but pricey. I remember a number of thermal printers in the 1980s, like the Atari 822 printer. This sounds like something worth searching for on ebay.

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    Tom Talbot
    New Market, MD, USA
  • Mike2545Mike2545 Posts: 433
    edited 2009-11-19 00:49
    The thermal printer for the MC-10 (TP-10) can be had on ebay for about $40. 600 baud

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