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Figure 26-26 Writing the image and applying the toner

Transferring

The printer must transfer the image from the drum onto the paper. The

transfer corona or transfer roller gives the paper a positive charge; then the

negatively charged toner particles leap from the drum to the paper. At this

point, the particles are merely resting on the paper and must still be

permanently fused to the paper.

Fusing

The particles have been attracted to the paper because of the paper’s positive

charge, but if the process stopped here, the toner particles would fall off the

page as soon as you lift it. Because the toner particles are mostly composed

of plastic, they can be melted to the page. Two rollers—a heated roller coated

in a nonstick material and a pressure roller—melt the toner to the paper,

permanently affixing it. Finally, a static charge eliminator removes the

paper’s positive charge (see Figure 26-27). Once the page is complete, the

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