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I have had the Canon BJC-70 (predecessor to the BJC80 and BJC85) for 4
years. It has been great and I love it - approx 2500 sheets printed so far
(mostly text) and haven't had to replace the cartridge(s) yet (FYI, in this
printer the print head(s) is in the cartridge - you can replace the ink
tanks many times before you have to replace the cartidge). I don't use it
off of 12v; run it off my mains, and when unplugged from shorepower, off my
Heart Freedom 10. HOWEVER, I bought it for it's small size. You pay *a lot*
for that. If I had the space, I would most certainly get one of the
traditional desktop-type units, Canon or Epson likely. Power usage on
straight 12v vs an inverter should not really be a consideration - how much
printing do you plan to do??
Regards....Randy
----- Original Message -----
From: "R Hepler" <>
To: "Live Aboard" <>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: inverters
> I *think* the small (<300w) inverters are actually in the
> 90's, efficiency-wise. If it is the difference between a
> $300 printer (was that a canon that was mentioned at that
> price?) at 12v and a $40 printer and $40 inverter at 120v
> (and $30 blender and $190 in rum), I know which way I'd
> spend my $300 >;-P (hic)
>
> -Rob
>
> --- Jim Lynch <> wrote:
> > Assuming you've got the opion of running the printer from
> > either 12 VDC
> > or 110VAC and the efficiency of the device is the same in
> > either mode,
> > then the quick answer is yes. The practical answer is
> > that it depends
> > on the inverter. Many of the inverters today are better
> > than 80%
> > efficient so the answer remains yes, but not a lot.
> >
> > Jim.
> >
> > > Roger Crawford wrote:
> > >
> > > Rob tcbH mentioned using an ac printer and hooking it
> > up to a small
> > > inverter to change the dc to AC. Does this method suck
> > the batteries
> > > down faster than a 12 volt appliance?
> > >
> > > Roger
>
>
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