3.7 - Thermal Printers

Question 1

Thermal printer

Answer 1

• White paper
  – Turns black when heated
  – No ink!
• VERY quiet
  – Almost silent
• Paper is sensitive to light and heat
  – And clear tape

Question 2

Feed assembly

Answer 2

• Pull paper through the printer
  – Relatively small paper path

Question 3

Heating element

Answer 3

• Full-length heating element
  – No moving print head

Question 4

Thermal paper

Answer 4

• Paper covered with a chemical
  – Changes color when heated
• Cash registers, credit card terminals
  – And quiet areas
• Looks like normal paper
  – Feels a bit different