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Sringe question Are you putting the syringe into the bottom of the damper or removing the plastic tubing and putting the syringe into the tube? I have a few different syringes that I am using but I am not getting much of anything coming through the lines. Should I be using the syringe with...

Cleaning cartridges I just checked my cleaning cartridges and they don't have much left in them so I thinking I better place an order for two more. Jim

Solvent Ink Online I just tried calling them but I had to leave a voice mail. I want to place an order and have them FedEx to me. Thanks for the tip and quick response. Jim

Lines are both magenta colored. Dave: I just checked the lines and they are both magenta colored which is the reason I had a hard time figuring out which one was the yellow line. I think I will not only replace the dampers but also the plastic line. This is the first time the printer has not...

Question: On an Roland SP-300 which damper is used for the yellow? Because of the problem with the ink flowing from the magenta I am now not sure which damper is which. I have already placed an order for new dampers but I would love to try and get the printer working until they arrive. I...

Update I took off the magenta and the yellow dampers and they both have magenta in them. I am right now trying to find new dampers within driving distance to replace them all of them. Roland dealer say's they are $42.45 each which sounds kind of high. I just got off the phone with another...

I just got off the phone with a Roland dealer and he told me the price of each damper is $42.45 Just wondering where others are purchasing their dampers and if this price is high or correct. Thanks Jim

Artbot: This morning I am going to remove the yellow damper and take a closer look because it does not appear to be full of ink. I agree with you that with a two headed machine if it's printing magenta perfectly I don't believe the problem is the head being clogged. I am thinking the problem...

Well maybe it's time to change the capping stations and see if that makes any difference. Jim

I pulled from the line directly below the heads when they were on the capping station but I am not getting anything in the syringe. Strange thing is the magenta and the other colors all look great on a test print just no yellow and that's with a brand new cartridge installed. Not sure what...

Dave Brown: I used a syringe and pulled from the line going to the bottom of the capping station and the syringe filled with the Roland cleaning fluid that I had soaked the capping station with. Question should the head be directly over the top of the capping station when doing this or in the...

Bobby Fosson: I replaced the yellow ink cartridge right away thinking that did not correct the problem. I have done a few medium cleanings along with a complete manual cleaning but it still won't print yellow. Since the SP-300 has only two heads it does not seem like a clogged drain line...

I also forgot to mention that when the printer stopped printing yellow and instead started printing magenta I cancelled the printing right away. I then checked the yellow ink cartridge and it was very close to being empty and for some reason there was not message of a low cartridge. What are...

I forgot to include one other very important piece of information and that is this printer has always used Roland ink only. Thanks Jim Hill

The printer was working fine yesterday but today it won't print yellow. I have done a few medium cleanings along with soaking the capping station a few times and a manual cleaning but each time I do a test print there is no yellow. The other colors show almost no drop out at all. Since this...

Mark: Thanks for the tip. Do you do this each time you run your printer? What I have found is if for any reason the roll of vinyl get hung up either by the thump screws or anything else while the motor is trying to pull the vinyl it will lead to a head strike. Do you use the media clamps or...

Thanks to everyone for their advice. I think I have fixed the problem. The roll of vinyl was getting hung up on the thump screws just enough to cause the vinyl to roll and create a head strike. Once I corrected the problem she is printing perfectly again. Fast question, Do most of you just...

Dave: When you say to a search my question is for a head strike? What causes a head strike to happen? Jim

When printing everything works fine until the final image in printed. This would be the image on the far right side if you were standing in front of the printer. I get a black smear sometimes it happens on one of the image only and sometimes it happens on all of the last images in that row...

Thanks Bobby Fosson With your help I was able to clean the ribbon cable and everything is working perfectly again. You have just showed how helping others can win a new customer. I appreciate your help. Jim Hill