Recent content by Warped&Proud

OK people. Guess we've figured it out on our own. We're running both a JV4-160 and 180. Both are *NOT* the Ultra models. They are also BOTH running with 4 color (CMYK), 4 print heads each. Our ink configuration is J-teck J-eco Subly Nano on TexPrintXP. Basically, outdated gear with...

Has anyone had any luck getting these to play nice with each other, since Onyx has discontinued support for the non-Ultra versions of the JV4? If so, what did you do and where did you get the drivers?

Looking for a reputable supplier for the US. I'm looking for at or under $225 each for the Xaar 126/35 print heads. These will go into an Infiniti Fina 320. Also looking for PHdata cables for the same unit (ribbon cables that go to the print heads from the main controller board). And...

Oh well, Sawgrass isn't going to work. Won't work in the Xaar print heads -- it'll destroy them. At 32 heads X $500 a pop, that's something I can't afford. Any other options?

Thanks guys! I've just sent a message over to Sawgrass, requesting if they have ink that will run on my machine.

Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get solvent based dye-sublimation ink for an HP Scitex XL1500 DS. We use one of these units exclusively for 8-color dye-sublimation via a paper transfer method. However, we are unhappy with the potential gammut from the stock HP...

Hello, My boss has just purchased a used HP/Scitex XL1500 and it is expected to be delivered in about a week. He's given me the task of sourcing supplies and such for it. Can anyone point me in the right direction, in the Seattle area, for a technician to set it up for us and train myself...

Thanks for the response Dice. Marketing info on an official website is all well and good, but what's the reality? What's the real world "runability" of the stock dye-sub ink? Does anyone have experience comparing it to any others?

We are looking into replacing a JV3-250SP that has been having major yellow over-spray issues. Literally, nearly every part in the machine has been replaced. The sad part is that it worked like a champ for over a year, then started to slowly eat itself a month or two after its anniversary. As...

Never mind, false alarm! I had a long, hard look around the cave where the print caddy rests and found another sensor that detects when the print caddy is all the way back at it's origin position. I cleaned it with some isopropyl and shot it with an air can. It has some dust lodged in the...

This unit had been working absolutely fine up until Friday. I'm not about to go replacing the y-axis motor, y origin sensor, IO PCB or main PCB on this unit. I'm in way too tight of a time crunch. Does anybody know how I can get at the y origin sensor so I can clean it without muching up the...

I feel like a complete idiot... How to kill a JV3-250SP using water-based dye-sub inks. Step One Replace your *WORKING* and perfectly fine pass-through ink cartridges for your *WORKING* bulk ink system with a bulk ink cartridges with ink wells built in. Make sure they have excessively...

Thanks for the input Custom Ride. Are you the guy I heard about that is doing dye-sub on fabric for custom laminated aluminum/fiberglass chopper tanks? We have both a PDF and Printed maintenance manual. I've made some friends. :-) Also, we are looking at a Gandinnovations Jeti 3324 AquaJet...

Again, thanks for the input Dave! Right now it seems to be hovering on the Cyan head, with that empty Error 07. The right half somply will not fire, even after the small slider pcb -> print head cables had been swapped. We are going to have a really long, hard look at the sliber pcb ->...

That's odd... We booted it back up from being cold (off) for a couple minutes and it DIDN'T throw the "error 09 hdc" again. We tried a test print and after about 6" or so, we got this: ERROR 07 ( _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ) That tells me we have a connection problem with one of the heads, but it...