14.6 Life Test

MCBF

Item

Specification

 

 

No. of printed lines

5 million lines (excluding the thermal head life)

Auto cutter

300,000 cutting operations (One sheet of paper should be less than 85 m.)

Thermal head

1.5 108 pulses or a printing distance of 100 km (Notes)

Notes) The thermal head life given above is applicable for cases when standard paper is used.

Printing continuously at a print ratio of less than 12.5% increases the resistance of the ther- mal head’s heat-generating element by more than 15% of the initial value.

Excluding damages caused by dust, foreign objects etc.

Missing dot ratio is maximum of 0.5 % over 50 km.

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Star Micronics TUP452-24, TUP482-24 operation manual Life Test, Mcbf

TUP452-24, TUP482-24 specifications

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