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A Toner Cartridge holds toner and dispenses it as needed to make copies (in a copier) or to print pages (in a printer).
Another element in xerographic copiers is the photoreceptor drum. This is the surface to which the toner adheres before being transfered to the paper. The photoreceptor has a long but finite useful lifetime and must be replaced occasionally. Some copiers/printers have drum cartridges which can be changed out by the user. The alternative would be to have a service person open the machine and replace the photoreceptor drum.
So, a drum cartridge alows the user to replace the photoreceptor drum and a toner cartridge allows the user to replenish toner supplies, both easier than before cartridges were developed for this purpose.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoAll toner cartridges need a drum unit in order to print, with the exception of inkjet printers. I assume you are asking this in regard to printers have the drum unit separate from the toner cartridge. For example a Brother HL series printer, a Xerox, a Sharp or something similar. On these style printers the Drum unit has a much larger page yield then the corresponding toner half and as a result doesn't have to be changed nearly as often. The idea is that, even among regular style toner cartridges, the drum with it's unique coating can maintain a high print quality for a length of time greater then the amount of pages that a toner cartridge can print. The reason is that the industry standard is based on a page yield of 10% page coverage which is roughly equal to a complete single paragraph business letter. The drum, which doesn't have an element that is as readily consumed as the toner, can last up to 2 or 3 times as long. Even with HP and Canon LaserJet style toner cartridges that have both halves together, the drum is usually still good. This is especially true with remanufactured toner cartridges where the drum, with the correct care and cleaning procedures applied, can be reused at least one or two more times with out having to worry about the potential loss of print quality.
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Besides filling a Laser Printer cartridge with toner how long does an image drum last and how do you check it out?
Most laser printer drums, whether included in the toner cartridge or installed in the printer as a separate unit, will have a life of no fewer than 15,000 pages but some can be 50,000 or even 100,000 pages. It all depends on the service it is designed to expect. Most of the smaller, home-user type of laser printer will have drums that are less robust than those used in office environments. However, if the drum is part of the toner cartridge and therefore gets replaced each time you put in a new cartridge, the life of the drum is of little concern. It should last much longer than the amount of toner that is in the cartridge. Exceptions would be if the drum surface is damaged in some fashion. For example, if someone tries to print labels inside a laser printer (something that is not recommended by any manufacturer!), some of the adhesive of the labels (or sometimes an entire label itself) will adhere to the drum and cause print quality issues such as certain repeating patterns, lines down the page, etc. In that case, the only thing to do is to replace the drum (which hopefully in that case is within the toner cartridge as that is most frequently cheaper to replace than a separate image drum).
Color ink or toner?
Printers that utilize toner cartridges are cheaper, more efficient, and better for the environment. While the toner cartridge is more expensive upfront, it will last much longer than a standard ink cartridge. For toner printers that are capable of printing in color, you can purchase a single cartridge that contains the necessary different toners to print in color.
On my printer it said dust on drum what is a drum that's on your printer?
Evidently you have a page printing Laser Printer rather than an Inkjet or matrix style. That technology uses a drum. This is similar in concept to a copier, and contains a Drum. It may be an integral part of the toner cartridge.
What is the difference between a printer cartridge and toner?
Toner is inside of some printer cartridges, while ink is in other printer cartridges. Typically, a toner filled cartridge will cost more than an ink cartridge. However, an ink cartridge has to be changed a lot more.
What is the difference between high-yield and normal toner cartridge?
High-yield toner cartridges have more toner in them than normal toner cartridges. A high-yield toner cartridge can reduce the cost of toner per page by half. Much of the cost of toner cartridges is related to the housing not the toner itself.
Is the laserjet 4050 toner better than a regular toner?
"After careful consideration, I would have to say that the laserjet 4050 toner is much better than the regular toner. According to Ink Technologies, the graphics are much better than the regular toner."
What is a laser printer's toner cartridge?
A LaserJet toner cartridge is a cartridge made up of 2 halves. The halves are either designed as a single unit or designed as two individual units that will work as a single unit once installed. Canon and HP have mostly toner cartridges that are two halves that make up one unit or toner cartridge. The two halve are made up of a drum half and a toner half. The Drum half or waste bin has four main components. The drum which is made of metal has a unique coating on it so that allows it to apply the toner to the paper. It is the only part of the cartridge that makes direct contact with the paper. There is also a PCR or Primary Charge Roller that sits up against the drum. Directly under the drum is the wiper blade, whose job it is to clean all of the old waste toner off the drum as it turns during printing. The Toner half is made up 3 main components. First there is the Mag or Developer Roller. It is often referred to as the Mag because there is a magnet that is in the developer roller that runs the length of it. Not all cartridges have a magnet in the developer roller but the majority do. Directly under the Mag is the Doctor Blade and it is it's job to make sure the Mag gets a even coat of Toner. The Toner is the last component, its specific elements vary for between cartridges but without it, we'd all be using inkjets or working on our handwriting. No matter what style of cartridge, almost all have these two halve in some form.
What are steps to replace an old laser printer toner cartridge?
There are no steps. You just open the printer, pull out the empty toner cartridge, replace it with a new toner cartridge, and then close the printer once again. It's a very simple process, typically no harder than replacing an ink cartridge for an inkjet printer. The only difference is that toner cartridges tend to be larger and provide more pages of print per cartridge than their inkjet cousins.
Does a toner or an ink cartridge last longer?
tonner lasta bit longer than ink.
During the laser printing process what determines when the toner sticks to the drum and when it does not stick to drum?
Laser printers work by placing toner on an elecrically charged rotating drum and then depositing the toner on paper as the paper moves through the system at the same speed as the drum is turning. The negatively charged toner is more negative than the -100 V charge on the drum surface but less negative than the -600 V. The toner is attracted to the -100 V area of the drum because the -100 is more positive than the toner is; the toner is repelled from the -600 V part of the drum because it is more negative than the toner is.The electric charge at each point on the drum surface. This in turn is determined by the amount of light received by each point on the drum. The process begins by charging the entire drum surface. The image to be copied is then projected onto the drum.
Functions of laser printer?
The first step in creating a laser printout, is for the printer to remove any toner from the drum from a previous print. The printer than conditions the drum by removing any latent images. A new image is then inscribed onto the drum using the laser to charge parts of the drum. Toner is applied to the drum, and the image is transferred to paper. Finally the toner is fused to the paper through heat and pressure.
When you get a toner-low message what can you do to extend the life of the toner cartridge before your replace the cartridge?
Your page ink will be lighter and you have a lot more pages to go. Watch you should do is send the ink in to the manufacture and pay to get a refill. I is less expensive than the store.
