13 Nov
2012
13 Nov
'12
1:05 p.m.
On 11/11/2012 21:57, Tony Duell wrote:
Is ther eay reason in principle why a photocopier has to use a different
fussing temperature to a laser printer. If so, what is this reason?
-tony
I dont think it matters whether its a copier or printer the fact is
the faster machines dont use monocomponent. It will be a cost issue,
mono toner costs more to make, the faster m/c's use more toner!
But to answer your question about temperature, i can guess it that as
the speed goes up you have a shorter contact time in the fuser to fuse
the toner so the toner in the high speed printer/copiers have a lower
melting point than the slower ones.
I might be completely wrong tho.. ;)
I think your are consideirng the wrong sort of machines. I am thinking
about the small desktop copiers that do a few copies per minute and which
don't automatic feeders, etc.
The Canon whicb started this discussion takes a toper cartridge much like
the one used i nteh CX engien -- but it's not compatible. The fuser lamp
is much the same ((A freid nof mine haa/had such a copier, and he fixed it
using a CX lamp).
I do not doubb tha t larg/fast copiers use differnt toners. But why is
the toner for a msall disketop machine different from that in a
laserprinter. How is it really different?
-tony