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Parts like heads, dampers, cap tops, wipers etc. will be available for a long time but electrical boards, cables and other less common parts are already out of stock with Mimaki including main boards. I've run into many more "no longer available" emails from Mimaki this year. Just FYI.

I know that's true on the CJV30 series but I'm fairly certain on the 150 ES3 was special because they even had a slightly different cartridge holder. I've been out of the field for a while though so if your experience is different I wouldn't doubt it. They change things up all the time!

You're probably going to want to contact Mimaki directly and see if they can help. They keep every machine's factory parameters on file. The other issue is the firmware. The standard CJV150 doesn't support ES3 inks. Your machine has a special firmware that allows it to use ES3 inks, mostly...

You can always only hem the left and right sides as well. We used to do that at the shop I worked at on banners we thought might need a little more support for the grommet.

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Before uploading the parameters you need to initialize them according to which model you're using. I'm not sure which parameter number it is but it's labeled as , "INITIAL" in the system parameters. Change the value to 2, hit enter, and then end to save it. Then reboot in parameter upload mode...

I believe it's in the compression tab.

This is a fairly common issue with the SP300 model. A lot of the time it ends up being the cut tool carriage trailing cable that needs to be replaced.

That's bigger than the max canvas size for illustrator so it will have to be scaled at least somewhat. I would check your PDF settings when you go to save the file. Make sure the option to down sample images is turned off.

If you're just using it for the RIP and not designing on it: CPU - The one with the highest clock speed within your budget. Cores don't matter unless you expect to be ripping multiple jobs at once. Memory - 16GB or more Storage - SSD for the RIP work folder and OS. HDD for longer term storage...

I don't know Onyx very well but does it have an option to RIP the entire file before printing? The RIPs I use have that option specifically for large files that may not process fast enough to keep up with the printer.

LTL is fine if it's packed up and bolted to a skid. Otherwise we've also had good success with furniture movers for out of box machines.

Thanks for the order! The Hiker is a great product. I've only taken 1 or 2 technical support calls in 15 years. They just work.

I believe the other main difference is the heaters. The CJV150 heaters go up to about 122 degrees where the DTF machine needs to get up in the 300 degree range. Other than that it's all about tricking the machine into letting you use the ink.

Fading during printing is usually going to be an ink flow issue. I'd start by changing the dampers. They are responsible for keeping ink flowing to the head during printing.

I've run into this type of issue on Rolands before and it's usually an encoder issue. I don't know if the VS models are the same as older ones but I would usually run the linear encoder setup and linear encoder calibration in service mode and then the environmental match in user mode. That gets...

You can also just use the same spot color you did on your Roland for the contour cut. Flexi will pick it up just like VW. Also, there is a button next to the media width options that gets the media size from the printer. Maybe HPs don't support that but I'd be surprised.

There's no official end of service date for the UCJV300 but the UCJV150 model's end of service date is 2027. I'd assume the UCJV300, which they made many more of, will be similar or longer.

$200/hr is fairly standard these days although most places will give you a break on the travel if you're in town. It comes down to basic supply and demand in my opinion. There are very few techs to go around and even fewer good ones. Low supply and high demand always brings high prices.

You need to run the bi-directional alignment in service mode to zero out the user mode ones.