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Usually, in the mid 1980's, 9 to 18, or even 24. Apple brought one out with 27 pins for superior printing results.

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It is usually nine pins, going up to twenty-four pins for a better printing result.

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9 or 24

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How many pins should you see in a high-quality printhead on a dot matrix printer?

Basic number is 9 pins, while 24 pins give a higher quality print.


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There are mainly two types of printers,1.impact printer2. non impact printerHere impact printer contains single type "Dot matrix printer".and Non impact printer contains two type.One of them is"Inkjet printer"and second one is "laser printer".1.Dot matrix printer:-Dot matrix printer are used in carbon copy printing.The number of metal pins in the print head determines the quality of output of the dot matrix printer.(30 to 550 characters per second)


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A tire store needs to print customer invoices using carbon paper so that both the store and the customer have a copy what is the best printer solution?

The dot-matrix and the daisy wheel both handle perforated carbon paper. There is a Brother printer that basically replaces the dot-matrix printer. The Brother can print up to seven copies. There is another alternative and that is carbonless paper. With that you can use ink-jet or laser printers, I believe certain models. That is your preference of either space or choice for laser or ink-jet. Carbonless paper makes 2 or 3 copies.


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What is the difference in printers?

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What is the quality of do-matrix printer compared to?

The quality of a dot matrix printer depends on whether it has 9 or 24 pins. Compared to an inkjet or laser, the quality can be less. It rather depends on what the dot matrix will be used for? As an impact printer, it is mostly used to print through the pages of multi-paged, continuous, listing paper, as used in many offices. Such paper needs a tractor feed (pins on a roller engaging holes punched along the edges of the paper), and can be left unattended while printing takes place. If rubber rollers are used instead, printing can be done on A4 single-sheet paper from a tray, or hand-fed on A4 multi-pages to produce a top copy and a carbon copy.


What kind of paper do most dot matrix printers use?

Often used in an office, a dot matrix normally uses continuous, fan-fold, listing paper. A tractor roller (pegs on the roller engages punched holes on both edges of the paper) is used to feed the paper through the printer. This set up means that the printer can be left unattended while printing lots of data over many hours. Some dot matrix printers may have rubber rollers instead of a tractor roller. The paper used here could either be A4 or A3 single-sheet paper, or if a detachable tractor unit is clipped on to the printer, listing paper (as described above) could be used as and when required.


Printer forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper by striking a mechanism against an inked ribbon that physically contacts the paper.?

Several types of printers used an ink or carbon ribbon in the way you described. The daisy wheel printer and ball printer would spin a wheel that has the printable characters, then the wheel would strike the ribbon, leaving an imprint on the paper. The dot matrix printer used a number of pins that struck the ribbon to generate a printable character. The chain printer had several full sets of all printable characters on a long chain, and the chain spun rapidly on a track. As the appropriate printable character arrived at the proper location, a high speed solenoid driven hammer struck the chain, causing the ribbon to leave an imprint on the paper.