Star Micronics TUP482-24 - Manual (Page 32)

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14.6 Life Test
MCBF
Notes)
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The thermal head life given above is applicable for cases when standard paper is used.
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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.
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Excluding damages caused by dust, foreign objects etc.
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Missing dot ratio is maximum of 0.5 % over 50 km.
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
µ
m.)
Thermal head 1.5
×
10 8 pulses or a printing distance of 100 km (Notes)