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toner cartridge

The printer component that holds the toner. Toner is a black, carbon substance mixed with polyester resins and iron oxide. In most cases, the toner cartridge contains a medium called the developer, the print drum, and a cleaning blade.

transfer corona assembly

A laser-printer assembly that has a high-voltage electrical charge and that carries toner from the photosensitive drum onto the paper. When the laser writes the images on the photosensitive drum, the toner sticks to the exposed areas. The transfer corona assembly charges the paper, which pulls the toner from the photosensitive drum.

tripping

A condition that occurs when the breaker on a device such as a power supply, surge protector, or UPS turns it off because it ...

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