Zebra barcode print head those things-how to distinguish between true and false print heads

Release Time:2020-07-10

Before, some customers also asked me how to distinguish the authenticity of zebra print head, and asked me if I had any serial number query or something. This is not available in zebra official website itself, so I can only pay attention to it through buyers. This is a practical dry goods: Zebra barcode print head those things, including how to tell the true and false zebra print head. Give everyone more security. Hongxing Yongli only sells genuine Zebra barcode print heads. We are not afraid of comparing goods with goods!

Zebra barcode printers have a high market share, and have good quality and excellent durability. As a consumable part of the printer, the print head should be replaced regularly according to the printing wear.

However, because the print head needs to be properly maintained and cleaned, the wear rate of the print head can be slowed down and the life of the print head can be improved.

The following is a comparison of good print head and worn print head

how to reduce the wear of barcode print head:

• Frequently clean the print head (recommend using isopropyl alcohol or 99% anhydrous industrial ethanol) and use a well-lubricated thermal transfer ribbon and primer optimization to reduce friction.

• Minimize the print head pressure and print temperature settings, by optimizing the balance between the two, to achieve the desired printing effect.

• Ensure that the width of the thermal transfer ribbon is greater than the width of the label consumable to prevent exposure of print elements.

Key points: frequent cleaning, wide carbon tape, protecting the print head is true love.

Recently, there have been fake print heads from non-zebra original factories on the market!!!

Hazards:

The life of the print head is severely shrunk,

Print quality is not stable, do not know zebra print optimization control.

It may cause the print head to catch fire!!!

So how do we tell the real zebra print head from the fake one

First of all: the purchase channel should be formal, please buy from zebra certified agents, it is not recommended to buy print heads through online shopping platforms. Because the installation of the print head is best to require professional operation.

Second: see the box, there is a clear PN number and origin and other information

Third: inspection (this is very important)

The following is to give you a comparison of some common true and false print head contrast photos

Workmanship and materials are not the same.