The printer’s Duty cycle is nothing but the printer’s ability in printing the n number of pages. People usually undergo a stress interview process that helps the employer understand the specific candidate’s stress handling capability. Likewise, these printers have some test called the “stress” test, which allows the manufacturers to analyze the maximum printing capability of that particular printer.
We need to clearly understand that there is no particular standard to manufacture the printer with a specific duty cycle. In this case, it is essential to know the duty cycle of the printer that you are using / purchasing in the near future.
But there might be a common question that can arise in your mind, which is “ when every printer can vary with its duty cycle then, which is the best?” The answer to this question is much proportional to the usage of the printer.
In this case, we have to decide whether the printer is for personal usage or commercial usage. When it is for commercial use, it will have different demand, and when it is for personal use, then the demand completely differs because the print that we make generate will vary.
But before getting into these things, we have to understand a few terms, and then we have to decide which printer should be purchased. They are
- Daily Duty Cycle
- Monthly Duty Cycle
- Max Duty Cycle
Estimation of the Printer’s duty cycle:
To estimate the printer’s duty cycle, we have to know ‘the number of pages that we can print in a month using that printer?’. Next, after collecting this data, we have to divide it by the number of days in that specific month for which we have collected the page count.
The final value that we get from this calculation above-mentioned is the daily duty cycle value. And the monthly duty cycle value is the page count that we have collected for a particular month. The maximum stress that is handled by the printer is Known as the Max duty cycle, which is assessed during the ‘stress’ test.
The next important thing that you should know is the print volume for the month. This is a critical factor to consider in a printer because this is the limit of the printer. In any case, the value of the print volume must not exceed. If we follow the printer’s printing volume adequately, then the lifespan will be in a better way.
Importance of the Duty Cycle :
- To ensure the device’s longevity, we have to make sure that the printer’s duty cycle is well balanced. Else this can lead to more expense concerning the maintenance cost of the printers.
- The printer’s Duty cycle represents the quality of that specific printer.
- If the printer’s duty cycle value is low, then the particular printer’s productivity will deteriorate as time progresses, which is an easily noticeable factor by the end user.
Consequences of Exceeding the Duty Cycle of the Printer :
Until the printer is working under the value of the max duty cycle, the printer is fine. However, if it reaches very close to the max duty cycle value, then it will need more maintenance in this case.
Conclusion
If you are a new user to buy a printer, kindly contact your vendor or dealer to know the values of the duty cycles. The warranty must be considered as a higher priority. Check your warranty whether it is inclusive for crossing the duty cycle value, which is very important to consider. If the cost is low the printer’s duty cyle with also be low and the productivity also we be deteriorating.