Problem: Is there such a thing as a “low temperature” laser printer? (to prevent ink ghosting)
Hi there,
I’ve recently had a bunch of letter heads printed using a digital printing process. Upon using them in my laser printer, the ink is being melted onto the drum / roller and the transferred as a ghosted image down the page. I’m reliably informed that this is the problem with using lasr printers with such materials.
My question then is this; is there such a thing as a laser printer that operates at temperatures low enough to prevent such an ink re-melting / transfer issue? And if so, who makes this wonderful machine?
Thanks in advance.
Solution: Is there such a thing as a “low temperature” laser printer? (to prevent ink ghosting)
The comment above is correct on what the fuser does. There may be no way to prevent this with the letterhead you have. A different media (i.e. paper) or letterhead printing process could prevent this from being an issue in the future.
However you might also look at the printer to see if it has a setting for letterhead or transparency media. This is usually found in the Properties area of the Printer dialog box (the one that appears when you choose to Print). The setting can be on different tabs but I believe it is often found under Paper. Not all printers will have the choices (letterhead, transparency, etc) but those that do might work with this letterhead. Let me know if you need some suggestions of printers that say they support it.
The temperatures will still be hot and the difference is probably minimal. If, like me, you prefer to use a laser printer, you might want to make sure that the media and any preprinting done will support a laser printer. Hopefully the setting change will be enough to make the difference here. 🙂
I hope this helps. Let me know if you have a question.
