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Scope

1.1 This practice covers the description and method of use of a test pattern for evaluating character yield of a single-pass typewriter or printer ribbon cartridge under continuous printing conditions.

1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

Significance and Use

The character yield of a ribbon is affected by many factors including the printer/typewriter design and ribbon cartridge design. The end user may wish to evaluate these different machine and ribbon designs to determine the estimated cost of various systems over the anticipated useful life of the equipment. For example, the lowest cost machine may not be the most economical system when the cost per character (cost of supplies) is factored in as part of its total life time cost.

Keywords

character count; character life; character measurement; film ribbons; test pattern; typewriter ribbons; Characteristics/characterization--copy products; Inked ribbons; Single pass film ribbons; Testing methods; Test performance data; Typewriter materials/applications; ICS Number Code 35.260 (Office machines)

To find similar documents by ASTM Volume:

15.09 (Paper; Business Imaging Products)

15.11 (Consumer Products; Light Sport Aircraft; Unmanned Aircraft Systems; Normal and Utility Category Airplane Electrical Wiring Systems; Unmanned Maritime Vehicle Systems (UMVS))

To find similar documents by classification:

35.260 (Office machines Including typewriters, dictation equipment, addressing machines, letter opening machines, letter folding machines, postal franking machines, their ribbons and other accessories, etc. Telephones, see 33.050.10 Telex and telefax, see 33.050.30 Copying machines, see 37.100.10 Wrapping and packaging equipment, see 55.200 Paper based stationery, see 85.080 Office furniture, see 97.140 Non-paper based stationery, see 97.180)

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