Recent content by mcrawford

fuse holders Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking about doing. Make it easier when it happens again.

transistors Is there a way to tell if transistors are bad? F2 and F3 are blown got them on order. Thanks.

checking transistors Is there a way to check transistors? I ohm'd fuses and they are bad, got them on order. Thanks.

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cap tops and cleaner I let the heads soak overnight and results are about the same, I changed cap tops as well. If some of the lines in the cyan, black, and yellow show up is this a sign the head could still be good or can certain sections of the head be clogged while a few spots work? Thanks.

dampers Is there a way to tell if dampers are bad? I can pull damper off and use syringe to get ink to damper. Magenta seems to be firing ok. Black and Cyan are there but very minimal. Yellow nothing comes out during test printing. More than likely I'll just order most new stuff for it...

Ink cartridges Ok, I'll give it a try. Thank you for your help.

Roland sp-540v I first had ink, but motor overheated. I just powered back on and put cleaning cartridges in and it primed them no problem pouring out cleaning fluid into the drain bottle. When pump stops and screen has prompt for the cartridges to be removed and replaced is this the time to...

Hello, I had my roland sp-540V and just got it out of storage for the past few years. Before I crated it up I performed a full solvent cleaning and drained all the fluids. The printer turned on fine, the issue I'm having is when the printer starts up it prompted me for the cartridges. I...