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Theory and Practice of a Small Toner-Charge-Spectrometer
Andreas Küttner
Reinhold H. Epping
Reinhold Hess
Matthias G. Hackenberg
  DOI :  10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.1998.14.1.art00069_2  Published Online :  January 1998
Abstract

At the IS&T- NIP11 conference 95 in Hilton Head, South Carolina we made a short introduction of the concept of our new q-test machine. The device is a small low cost ‘toner charge spectrometer’, which is easy to handle with good reproducibility. Now this machine is available with a microscope scanning unit and analysis software. The inhomogeneous geometry of the electric field and the airflow in the measurement cell leads to some advantages in handling the measurement and to the results in the area of toner charge and diameter, but makes a complex calculation necessary. First results will show the reproducibility of the unit and make a direct comparison to other charge spectrometers (e.g. q/d-meter) possible.The device is not only designed for the R&D department, even the quality control can have a quick and easy proof of the q/d distribution of the powder.

Journal Title : NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference
Publisher Name : Society of Imaging Science and Technology
Publisher Location : 7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151, USA
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Andreas Küttner, Reinhold H. Epping, Reinhold Hess, Matthias G. Hackenberg, "Theory and Practice of a Small Toner-Charge-Spectrometer"  in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies (NIP14),  1998,  pp 623 - 626,  https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.1998.14.1.art00069_2

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Articles
Theory and Practice of a Small Toner-Charge-Spectrometer
KüttnerAndreas
EppingReinhold H.
HessReinhold
HackenbergMatthias G.
01011998
1998
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623
626
1998
At the IS&T- NIP11 conference 95 in Hilton Head, South Carolina we made a short introduction of the concept of our new q-test machine. The device is a small low cost ‘toner charge spectrometer’, which is easy to handle with good reproducibility. Now this machine is available with a microscope scanning unit and analysis software. The inhomogeneous geometry of the electric field and the airflow in the measurement cell leads to some advantages in handling the measurement and to the results in the area of toner charge and diameter, but makes a complex calculation necessary. First results will show the reproducibility of the unit and make a direct comparison to other charge spectrometers (e.g. q/d-meter) possible.The device is not only designed for the R&D department, even the quality control can have a quick and easy proof of the q/d distribution of the powder.