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  1. Discussion Gerber Edge models explained/differences

    the fx also has an integrsted network port. (the older ones are very easy to network, with a $50 print server) the fx uses different foils with different sprockets, but there are adapters, to use your old foils if you upgrade to the newer, fx
  2. HELP - Troubleshooting - yellow has disappeared

    no, just a crack where you seat the damper. it is a black nipple, and i always have trouble seeing them. (lots of light and a magnifier helps) we had this exact situation last week. the black went away, or one side of the head, then the other, in the course of 3 nozzle checks i could pull ink...
  3. BN-20 Print

    before i declare a head "done for" i add a syringe of acetone to 4 ounces of cleaning solution. repeat that head soak. don't go any higher on yhe concentration of acetone. of course, THIS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK, but we have had very good results oncertain machines be sure to do a print after the...
  4. sp540 urgent problem, help!!

    those machines are a b**th when they don't want to prime i get impatient & use one of the handheld vacuum pumps mechanics use to bleed brakes...
  5. sp540 urgent problem, help!!

    there is no fuse that make the dampers not fill for one or two colors
  6. Gerber scientific stop manufacturing machines..real or not?

    but, if you loaded it up, it would work perfectly...
  7. HELP - Troubleshooting - yellow has disappeared

    have you flushed the pump, itself? and made sure the lines are clear? you seem to only be printing with what ink you manually got into the damper there is also the possibility you have a hairline crack in the manifold (the two lines off the head, that the damper sits on) all this shifting...
  8. sp540 urgent problem, help!!

    air leak? just the other day i had to swap a cracked manifold on one of my dx4 heads did you take a syringe and pull ink through, from the pump input hose? (breaking it loose at the y adapter under the captop) lots of these machines will run forever, but are very cranky when you want to pull...
  9. Gerber scientific stop manufacturing machines..real or not?

    yes, i guess quite a bit before my smc 4 was new!
  10. Roland VP-540 Main Board

    it seems you have a good offer. i was going to suggest suppliers of "pulls" in the US but it should be much simpler to buy closer to home
  11. Gerber scientific stop manufacturing machines..real or not?

    i was (i guess i still am) involved in the business of selling business phone systems. AT&T,/avaya, panasonic, toshiba, etc. we installed an AT&T Merlin for a friend (my law firm) in 1982. it was end of life'd in the early 1990's we had the same conversation you are having here, at that time...
  12. Gerber scientific stop manufacturing machines..real or not?

    here i am on your side on this. 1 still have an smc4, 3 edges, 2 gs 15 plotters, a spirit & an oddysey mostly all still in use, from time to time i am just saying i expected a change in direction, after the acquisition
  13. Source for DX-4 print heads

    solventinkjet.com they are a merchant member of this site. i have gotten 2 dx4's in the last 6 months and am about to order a dx7 from them absolutely reliable they will provide tech support by email if you need
  14. Gerber scientific stop manufacturing machines..real or not?

    not really shocking. as soon as gerber was acquired, i kind of assumed it would happen eventually. parts, etc will be available 3rd party for as long as any of us need them, i think. software updates for whatever horror follows windows 11, who knows? we are a flexi shop, primarily, but do run...
  15. Need Help Roland VP300i

    you can purchase just a manifold we had a very similar situation and changed one last night we were lucky enough to have a bad head to steal the manifold from but you can purchase from amazon...
  16. Troubleshooting HP 700W Error Dead Screen

    ANY MACHINE that leaks ink onto the board will AT BEST have the display go out
  17. Employee side business

    never let the person that is doing the books, sign the checks i don't know if you have the big gerber engraver, but, you should carve that in stone 2 LARGE long time clients ignored that rule (1 had over 2200 employees) and went bankrupt one the bright side, they sent the embezzler to prison
  18. Roland SP-540v onto Onyx Cut Server

    i love my roland stuff, BUT, the printer/cutters suck as a cutter
  19. Roland BN-20 Question

    jim in much the same way the older rolands were upgraded, with a firmware flash and a flush of existing inks, the newer machines, either come with TR2 inks or can be upgraded. there are advantages to the new inks, but, the firmware upgrade "locks you out" of service mode.
  20. Need Help FC8600 160 NOT CONNECTED BY TCP/IP ?

    not a good idea, since it has to be one of the 4 ranges reserved for internal use one of our clients used 194.44.22.xxx range since BEFORE THE WAS AN INTERNET we did not change until the range we were using was assigned and used in ukraine. trust me, there is a reason you are using the...
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