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Some of them do have a normal connection as well. There is a little break out socket that connects to the main board, but it needs a special plug

Hopefully that will fix it. You don't need to change both boards, you can just change one and see if that fixes the problem, then if not change the other

If the other two boards don't fix it my guess would be the servo board. These can go faulty with age and cause incorrect signals to be sent to other components on the printer. There isn't really anything that can go wrong with the fan other than it not working at all, so it will be something...

I think internal error 1210278 is related to the scan motor and 0106 is faliure to detatch the cut carriage from the print head. I would look at the motor first and see if you can see any signs of damage

it sounds like ink starvation. When you do a cleaning the pump is quite powerful, so will pull ink into the head and damper. When you are printing normally this doesn't happen, so if there is a partial blockage in an ink hose then it can stop the ink getting through properly. You need to check...

If you can't find someone who wants it to use, get a local scrap man to collect, there is a lot of metal in them. I would agree though, take out the main boards and sell on Ebay, they always go for a decent amount then dump the rest

The service manual will tell you how to do all of those

Note as well that the cut should go through the centre of the feed and scan all the way to the top. It looks like your vinyl is shifting as the cut is being made. Replace the encoder strip, and also check your pinch rollers for any signs for cracks in the black plastic parts. It could be worth...

Yes they are both off so you need to adjust them to get the cut going right through the black lines

One of my favourites was a 'customer' who wanted some race bike numbers doing in a rush for a race. They were leaving the next day so asked me ( at 5pm ) if I could get them done so they could get them the next day. Not a problem as I was working late anyway, so sent them the price and told...

Well relatively easy in that you don't have to dismantle half the machine to get to the part like you do with a lot of components! Recalibrating a head is normal when you replace something like that, and setting up print / cut adjustments is something most people can handle, so in terms of...

Yep, that's about what they get for free :D

They are easy enough to change over, but the heads are very expensive ! Around 500 Euro as you have to buy the complete drag head

Well if you can replace heads yourself you will save a lot on that quote, but then if you can't you need to pay someone who has the expertise to do it. A lot of people have tried to replace their own heads, damaged them or the printer, then had to spend out even more money

Often when you get a head strike it will be one of the outer channels gets the damage, so either the black or cyan. Heads can also be damaged by the impact itself as they are very delicate inside. Sometimes this can effect just one channel. Normally in this case it's time for a new head sadly

The gear definitely shouldn't be jerking like that. It should move smoothly so it may have a problem. Generic motors should be ok, but check they have the correct wiring to the plug as not all of them seem to ! The other thing I did wonder is if the head is actually staying in the locked...

Yes the arm should be up all the time unless you are actually cutting a sheet. I think there is a sensor in the head that tells the printer the arm is down, so that could be an issue. See if you can fix the arm up with some tape or something and see if that helps. I suppose the impact could have...

Ah ok that adds a bit more then. If the carriage was stuck pushing against the clamp and kept running it may have damaged the motor. They are quite powerful, but blocking them from turning can cause either internal damage or the splines on the drive gear to strip as they are only soft brass. It...

With the media strip, pay particular attention to the first few inches on the right hand side. It may be worth just replacing the strip anyway so at least you know you are working with a brand new one with no issues

If the carriage hit the media clamp hard enough to break it, it may have bent or shifted the bar that the pinch rollers and clamps attach to. It could also have cracked them ( the black plastic parts can become brittle over time and crack, which stop them being able to give the proper pressure...