What is the process of a laser printer from beginning to the final paper delivery?
Careful Computer Weenies Don’t Trade Files!!! Refer to the first letter of each word in this phrase to remember it. Clean – The Electrophotographic drum is cleaned from the previously stuck toner that is on the drum. Charge – The drum is given an electrical charge which will make it be about -600 volts. This helps the image to be created on the drum. Write – The laser will write a positive charge image on the drum. Develop – The particles on the drum hit by the laser will release its negative charge. These are now positively charged and will attract the toner, developing the image on the drum. Transfer – During this stage the paper is given a positive charge and sent to transfer the image from the drum. The image on the drum is now transfered onto the paper. It is still in a very fine powdery form and actually not stuck on the paper yet. Fuse – This is when the paper is rolled between to fuser rollers and heated enough to make the toner melt and fuse to the paper. This is part reason w
