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PRINTERS / TONER USED
HP LaserJet 5L, original cartridge
Samgsung 1710, cartr. refilled with recommended toner from TonerKits.com


I made one print from each printer, on separate sheets from
the same package of Staples' paper, then measured:

a) the minimum temperature at which I could smear the
pattern with the iron (i.e., toner flows)
b) the minimum temperature at which decorative foil
would transfer to the toner (i.e., toner is 'tacky')

RESULTS
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HP LJ-5L Samsung
toner 99 C < t < 106 C 98 C < t < 101 C
smears(210F < t < 222F)(209F < t < 213F)

foil107 C < t < 112 C 78 C < t < 83 C
sticks/(225F < t < 233F)(172F < t < 181F)
transfers

Given the recommended fusing temps., I was surprised the
toner melting points were as low as they are.

Best,
James