7. Solution
Ink-Related Elimination
Problems of Ink
No Direct
Paper Jams Contact
with Paper
Recycling
Energy
Energy
Consumption
Component
Thermoelectric Printer battery Electricity used
Cell charges reduced
14. Alternate Designs
Full-Page Method
Under the lid of
the printer:
- Lasers aligned
to fill the size of
the paper
printed
- Lasers switch
on and off to
print
15. Why Invest in ?
• Cheaper
• No ink
• Lightweight
• Energy Efficient
Notas del editor
When ink cartridges are disposed, some chemicals are considered corrosive, flammable, and toxic. as lon as its some picture that can demonstrate the point is fine; Also, toner drums have Cadmium, which is toxic.
High energy consumption of laser printers demand more electricity (Energy is one of those printer-related problems. It takes about 5.3 W to print 10 pages. During operation, printing would use 2.4 kW per hour. This amount of energy is enough to keep a 100-watt light bulb on for 24 hours every time a printer is used for one hour) and add a picture of a nuclear power plant or some smoke coming out of power plant