Thermal Jet
Appendix A: Specifications
Thermal Jet Operations Manual Rev M
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Appendix A: Specifications
1/2" Print Head:
Weight:
1.3 lbs (.6 kg)
Enclosure:
Anodized Aluminum and Stainless Steel
Electrical:
15 VDC from power supply to print head
Power Supply: 90-260 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 1.5 A max. (per power supply)
Print Speed:
200 fpm, 300 dpi continuous
Print Resolution:
300 dpi
Throw Distance:
Porous Ink
Non-Porous Ink
Recommended Gap:
.1 in (2.5 mm)
.08 in (2.0 mm)
Maximum Gap:
.25 in (6.3 mm)
.15 in (3.8 mm)
Print Head Orientation:
From horizontal to straight down.
Print Head Tilt:
+/- 45° from vertical for standard print cartridge
+/- 90° from vertical for Bulk Ink print cartridge
Number of Print Fields:
Maximum 5 lines of print per print cartridge at any given point.
Each print line may have at least 3 52-character print fields;
number of fields per line increases as the number of charac-
ters per field decreases.
File Storage:
Twenty-seven 256kB sectors per print head are available for
font and logo file storage. Files larger than 256kB use multiple
sectors. Factory installed fonts occupy 12 of the 27 sectors.
Five factory installed fonts: Arial 30, 75, 150, 225, and 300 (0.1 in / 2.54 mm, 0.25 in / 6.35 mm, 0.5
in / 12.7 mm, 0.75 in / 19.05 mm, 1.0 in / 25.4 mm).
Bitmap (logo) files: 150 dots tall max (.5 in / 12.7 mm); 32,767 columns wide max (109 in / 2.79 m at
300 dpi).
Environment:
Ambient operating temperature: 50°F to 104°F (10°C to 40°C); operating humidity: 10% - 80% RH
Ink Type:
Dye, Pigmented, or Solvent base hp 45 cartridges
45°
45°
PRINT HEAD TILT
0.87 in
[22.1 mm]
LOWEST
CHANNEL
3.65 in
[92.6 mm]
0.90 in [22.9 mm]
0.90 in [22.8 mm]
1.00 in [25.4 mm]
2X M6 X 1.0 X
x
.16 in [4.06 mm]
PROVIDED FOR PRINT
HEAD MOUNTING
(BULK INK ONLY)
5.30 in
[134.6 mm]
1.32 in
[33.6 mm]
6.23 in
[158.2 mm]
