Easy Systainer Labels

[Packard]

I did not know that Brother made a 1” wide label maker. It turns out that they also make a 1-1/2” wide printer/label maker. I’m not sure where you generate the copy for the label printer though.

They describe it in the Brother site. The pricing is direct from Brother and is likely the suggested retail price. I see these label makers heavily discounted.

https://www.brother-usa.com/home/label-printers/makers?srsltid=AfmBOorBjrIJuWf1SZHUJIyYKs2dpB4cd1kSFWBcdRCa1MdKI18y33LS

And this site lists their commercial units (which can cost as much as $600.00). It also sells other brands. The name of the retailer (PtouchDirect) suggests it is an official Brother site, but I don’t think so.

Brother Ptouch Label Makers & P-touch Label Printers - PtouchDirect

Shop P-touchDirect.com for a complete selection of Brother Ptouch label makers and the best ptouch label makers for beginners and pros.

www.ptouchdirect.com

 

[Cheese]

I have the P-touch D610BT and love it. It's cordless which is way better than the corded model it replaced. It handles tapes from 6mm to 24mm wide and is capable of printing 7 lines of text on the 24mm wide tape. It's Blue tooth enabled which means you can design the label on a laptop and then print the label from the laptop. This avoids wasting a lot of label material while trying to optimize the label size.
1. I'm using it as I wire the garage, makes life a lot easier when you're running a bunch of different circuits.
2. Used the 6mm labels for electrical component identification and 12mm labels for wire identification.
3. An exterior label to identify active surge protection on the low voltage garden lighting box.
4. A switched outlet that's always hot on the top but actuates a sump pump on the bottom when needed. Labeling is far easier than trying to remember which is which...

For each label the tape width, tape cut length, label colors and label name or symbols are all stored in memory so if I need to make another label, which I have on several occasions, just push the button.

 

[Packard]

I have the P-touch D610BT and love it. It's cordless which is way better than the corded model it replaced. It handles tapes from 6mm to 24mm wide and is capable of printing 7 lines of text on the 24mm wide tape. It's Blue tooth enabled which means you can design the label on a laptop and then print the label from the laptop. This avoids wasting a lot of label material while trying to optimize the label size.
1. I'm using it as I wire the garage, makes life a lot easier when you're running a bunch of different circuits.
2. Used the 6mm labels for electrical component identification and 12mm labels for wire identification.
3. An exterior label to identify active surge protection on the low voltage garden lighting box.
4. A switched outlet that's always hot on the top but actuates a sump pump on the bottom when needed. Labeling is far easier than trying to remember which is which...

For each label the tape width, tape cut length, label colors and label name or symbols are all stored in memory so if I need to make another label, which I have on several occasions, just push the button.

Mine came with a cord, but allowed batteries (AAA, I think). I usually use the batteries. They seem to last a long time.

 

[Cheese]

I have several electronic items that use multiples of AA batteries. The Brother D610BT uses 6 of them and a Fluke 289 also uses 6 AA batteries. For these large draw items I install rechargeable Eneloop Pro batteries as they have a capacity rating that is very similar to a standard Duracell AA battery. Duracell AA = 2850 mAh vs Eneloop Pro AA = 2500 mAh. If I run out of power in the middle of a project, I just partially recharge the batteries and am up and running in less than an hour. No dropping everything and leaving the house to go to the store for new batteries.