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  1. Anyone push cleaning fluid through a DX5?

    So I have been having some misfires and blocked nozzles in the black and cyan of my Valuejet DX5 printhead. Turns out the two hoses from the maintenance station were unattached to the captop for over 2 months. replaced the maintenance station and have run a few head soaks/strong cleaning with...
  2. f2 Fuse

    I possibly have an F2 fuse out on my Valuejet which is 6 years old. I've taken a mirror to look at the fuze and it doesn't appear to be blown, and it doesn't look like the new fuses offered by GraphicsOne on their website. What should I be looking for? Where would I get a replacement? Does...
  3. Inbetween a rock and a hard place

    so my Valuejet of 6 years decided that it is done printing. I am still going to have a Mutoh tech come to my business and give it its last rights and make the final call. The unit needs a new printhead, and maybe the f2 fuze will need to be replaced as well. As you all know the DX5 Printhead...
  4. Printhead issues with Vaulejet 1204

    I have a 1204 that has had clogged nozzles for a few months. So I decided to do some rigorous cleaning today. I notice that the head and manifold wasn't seated properly so I took out all the dampers and then unseated the print head and reseated it properly, put in the plastic clover that...
  5. 1204 MS Removal Instructions

    Hello All, I need to remove my Maintenance Station to clean it and replace hoses. I am a pretty mechanical guy and it looks like it is just help in by four screws... does any one have instructions?
  6. Soaking the head

    I'm not stranger to soaking the print head, but I've read a few posts about it and have some questions.... I see a lot of people say that a lint free cloth or coffee filter works best, and then place the cleaning fluid on top... with periodically checking to rewet. My capping station doesn't...
  7. 1204VJ captop replacement

    Does anyone have instructions or insight into replacing the captop? I have the maintenance manual and it has a worthless image of the MS and an arrow.
  8. Valuejet 1204 clogged nozzles

    I have a 1204 with some clogged nozzles, there are a total of 16 black nozzles out...not clumped together but scattered all over. 10 of them are actually out, and 6 are misfiring into other lines. I have done a head soak for 25 minutes just added cleaner into the cap, two head soaks with a...
  9. Concept 201 and 203?

    I have been using Oracal almost exclusively, but just got a wild hair on my butt and started wondering about other vinyls? For our local cost cheap graphics we've been using Oracal 3164. What everyone's opinion on Concept products 203 and 201? How are they on scratches?
  10. Cleaning out pump lines on the MS

    what is the best way to clear the ink gunk out of the drainage lines on the Valuejet? There are two black hoses to the capping station and then two clear line leading to the drip pan and the clear lines have ink chunks.
  11. After 4 months....

    After 4 months of having ONE clogged black nozzle, my printer finally shot out the crud and is firing all nozzles. about time! lol, it feels like my printer just gave birth, I was so proud of her. I was jumping for joy.
  12. whoa now! what is this? VJ1614?

    I don't go the the Mutoh website for a week and now I spot this. what is the difference? 1604 vs. 1614
  13. Font ID, please

    what font is this?
  14. how do you stop flexi from loading photoshop filters?

    flexi is taking soooo long to load because of all the new filters and plugins i installed.
  15. cost of VJ-1204/VJ-1604 printhead

    Im just looking for a supplier of printheads just in case mine decides to go on me now that my warranty is up. I saw somewhere that said 2,000 a printhead.
  16. processor suggestions.

    is the Q6600 a good processor? I have the opportunity to upgrade my motherboard and processor for 200 bucks.
  17. how is this on ebay?

    http://cgi.ebay.com/FlexiSign-Pro-7-5-Vinyl-Cutter-Plotter-Software_W0QQitemZ330204331797QQihZ014QQcategoryZ51299QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem umm.... yeah, clearly pirated. I sent an email to SA already because that it just way to blatant.
  18. replaced dampers and the ink will not flow

    I just replaced all 8 dampers and I cannot get the ink to prime, HELP? any suggestions?
  19. Cutter Protection Strip?

    first off? SW wants to charge me 8 dollars for shipping, so who else sells parts? I called the cowboy and they don't have them to sell. second? how do I change it?
  20. the simple elegance of the takeup reel

    I just got a takeup reel for my VJ1204 (Thanks Derf!) I cannot believe how simple these things are....it truly amazes me, I've sat in front of my printer for 20 minutes watching it work. lol. I dunno if you all have time like I do, but It such a neat piece of machinery.
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