what damage does a newsprint do to a fax machine?
2007-09-24 00:10:19 · 4 answers · asked by chefPanda 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Printers
Newsprint is a very corse paper. It also is not as rigid as normal copy paper and will therefore crease and this may cause distortion of some of the printing. Newsprint will leave behind a lot of dust as well and if your usig an inkjet type, the newsprint will absorb ink with a spydering effect. This means your print will look fuzzy around the edges and not as clean as other papers.
Expect a lot of paper jams and in some machines if the newsprint touches the printheads it'll absorb more ink than you want it to.
2007-09-24 00:27:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Newsprint paper is much thinner and of way less quality then just about any standard 8.5X11.0 Paper that fax machines use. The newprint will jam a fax machine and could cause you a huge repair bill.
Saving money buy using this type of paper can be very costly in the long run, if it will feed at all.
Don
2007-09-24 00:49:49 · answer #2 · answered by Don M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Newsprint has very long loose fibres, this can sometimes clog inkjet print heads, in those cases I find that cleaning the gunk off them gets them working again. On the other hand, depending on the age of your fax machine the results could range from worse than that to completely ineffective. If it's newer than 2000 then just keep a cleaning rag handy.
2007-09-24 00:18:27 · answer #3 · answered by Dull Jon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cant imagine that it would damage the machine, but because newsprint is so delicate you may want to adhere it to a standard piece of paper before putting it in.
The worst case scenario is a nasty paper jam.
2007-09-24 00:15:15 · answer #4 · answered by djlang85 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋