High precision charge imaging cartridge

A method of manufacturing a charge deposition device having plural electrode lines, actuation of which generates streams of charged particles at electrode crossing positions, such method comprising the steps of:

• forming electrodes defining an array of electrode crossing positions in a substantially flat region on a flexible substrate,
• forming lead-in electrode portions born by the substrate and separated from said electrodes,
• deforming at least a part of the substrate bearing said lead-in electrode portions, and
• subsequent to the step of deforming, connecting lead-in electrode portions to said electrodes.

A printer comprising

• a latent imaging member for receiving an electrostatic latent image,
• means for toning the latent image,
• means for transferring the toned image to a receiving sheet, and
• a charge deposition device having an array of selectively actuable electrodes for generating beams of charged particles to deposit a latent image on the latent imaging member, said array including first and second layers of electrodes, one layer comprising a set of electrodes each with a first portion lying in a generally planar region, and a second portion extending through a non-planar region away from said first portion, and an electrical connector interconnecting the first portion to the second portion so that the first portions each receive signals from a corresponding one of said second portions without introducing electrode shifting due to stresses introduced by said non-planar region.