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  1. Wrong inks

    I always thought of Nazdar as a reputable company, but, human error I always a factor
  2. Wrong inks

    Might be time for thorough flush, and "inking up" with known good (correct ) inks IF NOT... Plan B would be something similar to my daily routine. Wet the felt in captop(s) with proper cleaning solution at end of day, BE SURE the head is properly seated on captop TO AVOID INK DRYING INSIDE...
  3. Anyone tried/heard of retrofitting a Roland BN20/A so it can print magnetic materials?

    a couple years ago, i wantrd to fabricate a platen out of aluminum i lost interest in the project & we print on cheap vinyl, laminate & laminate again to the magnetic roll it would stil be a project worth trying, if "short run" magnetic signs is what you need we were going to use to satisfy...
  4. Equipment Redundancy - Bad idea to rely on one printer?

    worn out ribbon cables? wow! i imagine it is a matter of WHERE you are, and obviously a matter of timing if more machines happen to be down at the moment, response time suffers 2 weeks is unforgivable however
  5. Equipment Redundancy - Bad idea to rely on one printer?

    that's awful. you have quite a print volume to get printed. i have many issues with the way canon/colorado/oce' does things, but, normally their techs are competent and familiar eith teir equipment
  6. Need input on which kind of Computer is the best to use for Designing.

    you run all day on battery? as far as i know, all intel chips use STEPPING. (meaning they would.run about 40% faster on AC power if the cpu fan stops, the
  7. Equipment Redundancy - Bad idea to rely on one printer?

    but there shouldn't be ANYTHING you can't fix yourself...
  8. Equipment Redundancy - Bad idea to rely on one printer?

    we have an Oce' (same parent company/division of canon) and same attitude that they are doing you a favor. nice equipment but you suffer during a breakdown
  9. Equipment Redundancy - Bad idea to rely on one printer?

    agreed regarding the redundancy not so sure it is a great idea to replace the colorado with epson (we have SEVERAL older epsons, LOVE THEM but they are not a colorado repairs are always luck of the draw, and at the moment, he isn't having any luck, but the colorado is a great printer, ,when it...
  10. Flexi compatibility issue...16 bit vs 64 bit

    there are numerous articles on how to turn a pc into a vm (basically a program that PRETENDS to be a physical computer that can run your program from an incompatible modern machine. i will find a simple step by step that shows what you need to do WITHOUT going off on a tangent (we tend to do...
  11. Flexi compatibility issue...16 bit vs 64 bit

    that's why we have the x3650's (M4, i think) that have either 12 or 24 cores and enough ram to run a dozen vm's
  12. Flexi compatibility issue...16 bit vs 64 bit

    yes, it has hyper-v if your processor supports it
  13. Flexi compatibility issue...16 bit vs 64 bit

    you can use something as simple as vmplayer to run a single virtual machine think of it like the way mac users ran parallels to run windows on a mac before they had intel processors
  14. Flexi compatibility issue...16 bit vs 64 bit

    IF YOU THINK the driver did not load right, for any reason, you can download a free program, USB OBLIVION it completely clears usb history you will reload EVERYTHING including your mouse and keyboard it might be helpful
  15. Flexi compatibility issue...16 bit vs 64 bit

    I first inserted the key into the USB and then turned the PC on... NEVER PLUG IN A USB DEVICE, BEFORE THE DRIVER IS INSTALLED it will just become a composite device (nonfunctional) NO IDEA if ver. 7xxx will run on windows 10
  16. So, I Joined the Summa Cult... New Acquisition S120 T Series

    p you confuse me. i am a "retired " network consultant/computer consultant who opened a sign shop as my retirement business. we have 5000 sq ft of space and about 25 pieces of equipment, printers, plotters, engravers, 3d printers & EVERYTHING is networked. (everything talkd to flexi 19 a $60...
  17. Question DC vs AC hi voltage to power neon gas sign

    Rectifiers concert ac voltage to DC voltage (capacitors FILTER the rectified voltage) unless neon is different than EVERYTHING ELSE the should be no damage from having more current available than needed. HIGHER VOLTAGE can be very destructive! {HIGHER voltage being supplied can cause HIGHER...
  18. Question gloss polystyrene?

    can you give me a supplier for this? grimco was no help, nor harborsales, diversified, etc tried to order "rigid vinyl " from grimco, no good i would need an item #
  19. Running 2 Mimaki Plotters on 1 Computer....surely there is a way.....

    YOU COULD go to device manager, choose view by connection, expand usb section. SWITCH THE PLOTTERS then choose "scan for hardware change" you may have to choose "view hidden devices" at that point it should differentiate the 2 machine
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