Printers Flashcards
A type of printer that builds objects layer by layer, using plastic and curing.
3D printer
What is the most common type of material used for 3D printers?
Plastic
This part of a 3D printer pulls plastic in, melts the plastic and deposits the melted plastic.
Plastic extruder and nozzle
Type of printer that has no hard copy. The output is digital. The format may be different than the original.
Virtual printer
Type of printer where pins strike an ink ribbon.
Ideal for copies.
Text only.
The paper acts like carbon paper, because you can print multiple copies at once.
Impact printers
What part of an impact printer has the gets the most wear and tear?
Print head
Which type of printer has special paper that is heat sensitive.
Used mostly in point of sales, etc
Thermal Printer
What are the five parts of a thermal printer?
Feed Assembly Thermal printhead Thermal sensitive media thermal heat element pressure roller
What are some ways you can clean the heating element in a thermal printer?
Isopropyl alcohol
cleaning pen
cleaning card
Which type of printer uses thermal bubbles to apply ink to paper?
Inkjet printer by HP and Canon
What type of printer use crystal with electricity and continuous spray?
Inkjet printer by epson ( Piezoelectric)
What part of the inkjet printer produces the image on the page?
Print head
What do stepper motors do in Inkjet printers?
stabilize movement of print heads
Which step in the Laser Printer process converts the image to a raster image that is then stored in the printer’s memory.
Processing
Which step in the Laser Printer process where the corona wire charges the entire drum with a negative charge?
Charging
Which step in the Laser Printer process where the laser shines on the drum?
Exposing
Which step in the Laser Printer process where toner is applied to the drum.
Developing
Step in the Laser Printer process where toner is transferred from the image drum to paper
Transfer
Step in the Laser Printer process where the fusing roller applies heat and pressure
Fusing
Step in the Laser Printer process where a blade scrapes off extra toner.
Some printers: may reset charge to neutral
Cleaning
List the 7 steps a Laser Printer uses to produce an image.
- Processing
- Charging
- Exposing
- Developing
- Transferring
- Fusing
- Cleaning
List 4 things to consider for the maintenance of a laser printer
- Cleaning
- Replace Toner cartridge
- Preventive Kits
- Callibration
List 4 parts of a laser printer that need to considered for regularly cleaning.
- corona wires
- toner guard
- paper feed rollers
- fan vent
Part of the laser printer that burns toner onto the paper. Gets very hot.
Fuser Assembly
Part of the laser printer that moves the paper through
Pickup rollers
Part of the laser printer that Holds a negative voltage charge.
Corona wire
What voltages does a corona wire run at?
-500 to -1000V
Usual mean: -600V
part of the laser printer with positive charge and attracts toner to the paper.
Transfer belt
Laser printer: takes original image and breaks down into pixel/dots
Raster image processor
