Hi,
Firstly this is NOT to bag any brands, whine, complain, incite jihad, bring about bad karma, etc. This is informative only. And I also couldn't find any references to this in the myriad of posts on a search.
I do my layouts on PNP Blue. I print them using a laser printer. All was working well, but toner was getting low.
I purchased a new toner cartridge, and printed out a couple of layouts. Without changing any of the other processes I go though, these layouts refused to stick to the copper (same copper board). I then changed the dpi to change the toner/pnp 'mix' and the duration. In each case, the layout didn't stick. I went back to the old cartridge, and the layouts stuck like they used to.
I spoke to Steve Daniels at Smallbear, and he is aware that there are one or two others that it has happened to. I thought if we could get a list together or Things To Avoid, it may end up in the FAQ or something.
in my case:
Printer: Lexmark
Offending toner manufacturer: Logic (non-OEM)
Steve also mentioned that some Borthers have issues. Can anyone confirm?
Confirmed. I have a Brother MFC-8500 that had the same issues with Brother-brand toner. I switched to refurbished Office Depot toner cartridges and PnP Blue now produces crisp transfers to copper-clad board.
Brother laser printers work pretty well, but their toner sucks for PnP Blue transfers.