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Cleaning I wouldn't be using the power cleaning unless you want to replace the heads. It will put a lot of pressure on the pump and heads. You need to get a few syringes. Fill them with cleangn fluid and try cleaning the lines. I'll bet all the lines are clogged. Start from the back and work...

price Those are cheap because they are not OEM. I agree not all aftermarket parts are junk. But buyer beware. Certain parts are critical to operation and the dampers are one of them. They keep the ink flowing properly to the head and use high tech materials. Yes they are expensive. I read that...

Has anyone used the new LED adhesive strip lighting? They come in 5 meter rolls with 30 - 60 LED's per meter and run on 12 volts. They are supposed to save a lot in electricity and throw a lot of light. I want to use the ribbon LED's for backlighting images. The rope LED's can be bent and...

I had the same problem yesterday after doing a maintenence cleaning. Everything worked fine until I did the cleaning then the yellow did not work. This happens more when you are low on ink. Rather than do a powerful cleaning and wasting a lot of ink plus wearing out the heads I did this. Plug...

This is not a theory. Anyone that understands hydraulics knows that air will always seek the top in a liquid. An example would be hot water pipes in a home where the air seeks the top of a radiator where the bleeder is. You could never get that air out of the lines from the basement no matter...

Do you know if they have a upgrade for the VP-540? The autoclean works real fast sometimes and other times it takes longer. Not sure why.

All these proceedures were shown to me by a Roland tech. The soak was my own idea that Roland techs now use. They use a clip like the other poster stated. I reccomended the changes for the flushing adjustment to Roland and it was amended in V7 of the service manual where it explains in an update...

lines clogged I just had this problem. One of my drain lines was clogged going to the pump. A simple way to check the lines is to do a cleaning with the drain bottle unscrewed. Hold it an inch away from the cap so you can see the two tubes. When it is doing the cleaning process you should see...

Make a deal with him for a good price with the option you do not pay if you can't fix it. This way you will only lose out on the cost of repairs. Buy the cleaning cartridges and a large bottle of cleaning solution. Flush it like the others said with cleaning cartridges and then do a soak and...

Fix What is happening is one side of the head is not getting any ink. There are two dampers for each head and one side is getting all the ink. You can disconnect the drain tube then install a syringe to it to pull ink through the heads. Before you do this take off the cover for the heads and...

patent Here is the actual patent from the US site with all the photos. You don't have tio pay any fees there like that other patent storm site. The patent is not for the Roland machine but explains a lot on how the concept works...

I just came accross this online and it may help you. The message below sounds a lot like your problem. I am not sure if the Roland pump is supposed to stop flow of ink when shut off or not. If there is a diagram available of the pump you could look at the pump design. Like I said the key is to...

venting I did some more research and found there are two one way valves in the dampers. This first article explains the mechanical ink valve that is in line and used so the liquid ink can only go in one direction...

A review of the capping station. The capping station has a foam pad touching the head and a tube leading from the capping pad to the drain bottle. Ink gets sucked from the head through the foam pad to the drain bottle. When the printer is not used for a while the ink on the pad starts to dry...

I have a VP540 and wondered about the head dampers. I assume that most printers use a damper like this to filter the ink from any particles but is there also a valve to atmosphere? Do the dampers vent air in the lines to the outside? Is this a one way flapper type check valve? If so how can you...

There is an o-ring that comes with a new damper. I think it seals the bottom when you plug it in. A leak either where the ink tube connects or the damper goes into the head could cause a leak. Then air would be able to get in. When you stop printing it needs to keep a vacume or the inks drip...

Versaworks lets you set up a dry time. I think it also shuts off the heat during that time. It will allow it to cool. I set it for 5-15 minutes.

Yes I used it on a Roland VP540. The Roland tech guys I showed also started using it. Just don't overfill it or you will end up with a mess like I learned. It is hard to clean under the sponges and wastes a lot of cleaning fluid. You may also want to take off the drain tubes and check to see if...

I have a VP540 and it makes no smell at all I work out of a room next to my bed room