TSP143IIILAN for the kitchen

[momo_sjsu]

Hello All,

I am thinking about using the TSP143IIILAN  for the kitchen.  Does it work well for you?  People say it might fade when it get really hot in the kitchen.  But how hot is hot?

Thanks

[Donnie-M · Accepted solution]

@momo_sjsu You can use the lan thermal printer in the kitchen.  I will give you the pros and cons.

Pros:  Cheap fast black and white only printer, can use the same paper as the register (no need for 2 different boxes), never have to change the dreaded printer ribbon

Cons:  Can fade or turn color with high heat (storage should be below 80 degrees over 100 you will probably start turning it black), paper is thinner than the white bond with an impact printer and will tend to not hang on ticket rails as easily, not as resistant to moisture and grease.

The kitchen impact printer Star (SP742) is the gold standard used in most commercial kitchen setups.  It has 2 colors and the paper is very robust and doesn't curl under as bad as thermals.  Big fast food chains use thermals also for sticky tags etc.  The printer ribbons are cheap.

Here is the one thing no one tells you.  Unless you can see your front line, the loud ticket printer is a life saver to know an order has come into the kitchen.  Thermals are silent, but you can buy a buzzer add on for the printer.

The paper width for the thermal versus the impact printer are not the same as an FYI.

If you have a tsp143...go ahead and hook it up and use it.  If you are going to buy a kitchen printer I would go with an impact printer every time and that is from real world experience.

Hope this helps.

Donnie

[Helen]

Thank you so much for taking the time to share these pros and cons @Donnie-M!