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On 11/18/06, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
On Sat, 18 Nov 2006, Jonathan King wrote:
> On 11/18/06, Mark Rages <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
>
>> You can buy ex-UPS Zebra printers on ebay for less than $50. They use
>> thermal labels, so ink supply and maintenance is not a problem.
>
> That's a cool idea, but you (Mike?) should check to make sure these
> labels would survive in a -80 C freezer. (At least, I'm assuming that's
> a possible scenario here for Mike.)
You are exactly right to the nearest degree! ;-) That is on our list of
things to look up -- which labels can handle -80 without coming loose,
breaking or smearing?
> They do otherwise make special printers to do labels for small tubes and
> such. It would be awesome to be able to save money on this part, but if
> not, I think this is the one part of the system that would be worth
> putting something into if you had to.
It is very important that the labels work. There is no point in labels
that fall off!
There are companies that specialize in thermal labels. They could
probably advise on expected lifetime. I don't think extreme cold is a
problem, but extreme heat obviously is! Maybe the polypropylene
labels would last longer than paper.
Regads,
Mark
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