laser printer heads

[BP]

I'm thinking of buying a laser printer to make PCB's and I noticed that
there is two type of heads: (B/W Laser) and (Electrophotographic). Which
head would produce the image?
Thanks,
Ben ó¿ó

 

[Tony]

I'm thinking of buying a laser printer to make PCB's and I noticed that
there is two type of heads: (B/W Laser) and (Electrophotographic). Which
head would produce the image?
Thanks,
Ben ó¿ó

I'm not sure what you are asking.
Most B/W lasers are Electrophotographic.
There are two basic types of laser engines at the business and consumer level.
Laser beam and LED, both produce good images.
Are you going to print PCB layouts onto transparencies? If so, almost any good
quality laser will do that provided you only use transparency media designed
for a laser printer (non laser transparencies will damage a laser printer).
You need to choose a laser that produces very solid blacks and the entry level
ones may not be good enough. There are some who have posted here in the past
that have experience in this area, also you may want to look for a newsgroup
that addresses PCB production or one of the electronic newsgroups.
Tony
MS MVP Printing/Imaging

 

[BP]

Since I did not buy anything yet and still have NOT decided which way to go,
Toner Transfer System, Press-N-Peel or POS-to-NEG type.........
Thanks for the feed back
Ben

 

[Tony]

OK, then any laser that prints solid black should work provided the
registration is good (feeds pretty straight).
Tony