A two-roller-type printing fuser having a carbon nanotube resistance heater is proposed for reducing the warm-up time and reducing energy consumption. The paper non-contact region of the fuser overheats during a continuous printing job because the fuser generates a uniform heat flux over the whole fuser surface. Overheating causes melting of the fuser and roller sponge underneath. An island electrode design is added so that the electric conductivity increases and thus the heat generation can be controlled. With this design, the maximum temperature of the region is less than 210^°C during a continuous printing of 500 pages, while the fuser center temperature is controlled at 185^°C. We also performed an accelerated life testing and obtained a maximum temperature of less than 230^°C in the paper non-contact region without damage to the fusing belt.