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  1. Suggestions 2nd cell phone# for business

    Several options AT&T can still provide an iPhone with a standard sim & an esim the virtual sim gives you a “second line” that can only ring during business hours you can use voip (ring central, Microsoft teams, etc) which allows multiple people to “hand off” the phone number depending on who is...
  2. Gerber Sabre 408……HELP

    Very possibly. as electrolytics fail you get ‘noise’ on what should be nice clean dc voltage. it plays hell with every circuit, but, some more than others. REMEMBER. POWER OFF, unplug powe & wait ten minutes protects delicate electronics & with larger caps, protects YOU from a nasty shock
  3. Need Help How to change to third party ink?

    First thing we do when we acquire a piece of used equipment, whose chemistry I am unfamiliar with, is request the "epa" sheet. I forget the terminology. This gives you a fairly good idea what the solvents are. Although not necessarily all the buffering agents. After the "cleaner" dissolves some...
  4. Need Help How to change to third party ink?

    I am never quite sure of the subtle differences between Roland inks, Mutoh inks & mimaki
  5. Need Help How to change to third party ink?

    IF THE SOLVENTS ARE COMPATABLE, you can. the friend i bought my sc545-ex from laughed at me when i asked him what kind of ink tonrun "whatever s**t is the cheapest" if you take an eye dropper full of the new ink & put it in the old ink & it doesn't coagulate, they could well be compatable. at...
  6. Gerber Sabre 408……HELP

    that would be vastly better than the $26 one, but, either will work
  7. Gerber Sabre 408……HELP

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/126101742973?itmmeta=01HZDC0JGM8SAV68PKTTG16ZV1&hash=item1d5c3fe57d:g:vE8AAOSwjRlkWi5I&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4C5aj7Nns5vgQitsAy1M6FVZAuJKRiQHBhlt7NLKLdd1I67Kczb6eETcslnumdLS3vs96OnCd%2BF%2BgqfBS3kqD0d0YA3aMxJqK%2BXG7YwOBHl6w44r5DZl%2FqIAfHCYmDIucZg9uFcNDEgQddz828kKWJ%2Facy...
  8. Gerber Sabre 408……HELP

    You hAd the experience because electrolytic capacitors go bad over time. Go on eBay and buy a ESR meter. Less than than $35. Check every electrolytic. On the board. Replace any that test bad. It's great technology. Tests in circuit, power off. BEFORE THEY GO BAD, they get weak. I am surprised...
  9. Need Help How to change to third party ink?

    Some of the younger guys complain. a few weeks back we did a lengthy print run, 3 machines running. FIRST TIME I can say I really found it objectionable putting in a couple aircscrubbers
  10. Need Help How to change to third party ink?

    an air scrubber (as well as an exhaust fan, like you woul put in a bthroom) should keep things under control. a couple years back, we had a thread about building your own affordable air scrubber by bolting 2 units from amazon together
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    you know i lecture everyone about using a humidifier to protect system boards. i don't want to...

    you know i lecture everyone about using a humidifier to protect system boards. i don't want to see you blow up an expensive piece of equipment. we work too hard to acquire our equipment. a couple years ago, i put a LARGE APC UPS on my printer. i unplugged it to see how it did on backup It ran...
  12. Need Help Mimaki UCJV300-160 White ink Leak

    Bruce is there REALLY a difference in formulation (besides the different generations,, eco sol, eco sol max, eco sol max 2, etc) is the mimaki formulation for their inks DIFFERENT, than roland or mutoh? (comparing apples to apples) I joke and say the printer is just the big metal box that keep...
  13. UPS Power Supply and Surge Protection for printers?

    buy one of these on ebay (best money you will ever spend!)
  14. UPS Power Supply and Surge Protection for printers?

    yes to a REALLY EFFECTIVE SURGE PROTECTOR THE KIND THAT RICOH GIVES YOU WITH THEIR COLOR COPIERS, UNDER WARRANTY 90% of surge protectors are garbage (a metal box with a $0.40 metal oxide varistor and a fuse) 99% of UPS's are garbage for the purposes of running a printer if i put an...
  15. Need Help Mimaki UCJV300-160 White ink Leak

    g our Old rolands ued that design as well. replace the tubing, it run forver esir thn hanging little, tiny rotary seals
  16. Need Help Mimaki UCJV300-160 White ink Leak

    MY MP31 white cartridge is twice the price of one of the others i just figure someone who has never done it before is guaranteed success after that he feels like a pro and he’s got enough confidence if the rebuild has a couple unexpected wrinkles
  17. Need Help Mimaki UCJV300-160 White ink Leak

    I often suggest purchasing. New pump. Simple repair, back up and running in no time. THEN at your leisure, REPAIR THE BAD PUMP, put it in the PARTS CLOSET OR CABINET or START ONE, if you haven’t started collecting spares the next time, in a oinch, you can sub that pump for one of the others &...
  18. So this is the first time I've seen something like this.

    i ALWAYS SAY, keep thecliquor cabinet locked, until the job is done...
  19. Best place for high-quality banners?

    it wasn't a big deal . there is practically NOTHING we can't print for ourselves my point was just that s365 honors their pledge to not deal with end uers (or at least with smaller companies that might not prove profitable to them.) the test would be if someone called up wanting 100,000...
  20. Fletcher panel cutter issue

    fletcher is incredibly helpful if you call them. they will talk you through adjustments, etc. i will post the number, when i get to the shop, later. (my partner calls them, he did photographic printing for about 40 years, so he takes the lead on this sort of thing. GET A PART NUMBER FROM...
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