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From: friedl@vsi.COM (Stephen J. Friedl)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Conductive Dust Bunnies
Summary: Ferrous toner
Message-ID: <1137@vsi.COM>
Date: 25 Jun 89 19:39:53 GMT
References: <1989Jun14.042949.597@ivucsb.sba.ca.us> <19512@cup.portal.com> <321@cbnewsi.ATT.COM>
Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA
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In article <321@cbnewsi.ATT.COM>, fiesta@cbnewsi.ATT.COM (eric.c.beck) writes:
> 
> 	I thought the toner consisted of extremely fine plastic particles
> which, after being attracted to the paper by a static charge, are melted
> into the paper by the "hot plate" inside the copier.

There are also toners that apparently have metal particles in them,
because it is attracted to a magnet.  The Ricoh laser engine (used
in AST TurboLaser, at least) has this kind of toner.  Does anybody
know this is different from the non-ferrous kinds?

BTW, the "hot plate" is called the fuser.

     Steve

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