Tuesday, June 19, 2012

The Basics on Ink Toner Cartridges

By William Boman


The Basics on Ink Toner Cartridges

Technology as it is today would not be the same if it weren't for ink toner cartridges for printers. It's difficult to imagine printing without the ease of ink toner cartridges, but they didn't hit the market until 1978. At the time, no one really knew how popular these cartridges would become. The printing world was further improved when the technology of recycling and re-manufacturing ink toner cartridges was invented in 1986. With the invention of the ink toner cartridge re-manufacturing process, those who love to print were able to save loads of money.

It is also important to mention that every ink toner cartridge that is recycled is an ink toner cartridge that is not doomed to be in a landfill, polluting the earth. Recycling ink toner cartridges is extremely important due to the fact that the ink can run into underground water systems and pollute the area around it.

When figuring out the distinction between cartridges in a printer, it is important to note that ink toner cartridges are considerably larger than ink cartridges with no toner. Though this feature is the most visible difference between ink cartridges and ink toner cartridges, it is by far not the only difference. For example, the manner in which each ink cartridge and ink toner cartridge prints is very different.

When it comes to printing with a standard ink cartridge without toner, there is a liquid like ink mixture that gets sprayed onto the paper when printed. The ink toner cartridges are quite different due to the fact that they contain a polymer and carbon powder mixture that becomes fused with the printer paper when heated to extremely high temperatures through the printer. To help bind the fibers and create a clean and crisp print, ink toner cartridges are made with two special electrodes built in. You can see the difference between standard ink cartridges and ink toner cartridges once they print a piece of paper as well; the standard cartridge will leave wet ink on the paper, while the ink toner cartridge will leave a crisp and dry print.

Lucky for us, technology for ink toner cartridges has improved since they first were invented; the first ink toner cartridges were built into the printer and could not be removed. It is funny to look back on these times, knowing how ridiculous it must have been to need to buy a whole new printer just because the last one ran out of ink. The great thing about technology is the fact that it is constantly improving; we now have cyan, magenta, yellow, and black cartridges that can print out any color imaginable, and these cartridges can easily be replaced without the need of buying a new printer.




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