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  1. Roland VP-540 test print Yellow missing a lot after changing cartridge

    Hello, Changed out the yellow cartridge and it started missing a bunch of the yellow? It is a Roland VP-540. done several cleans and also manual cleans
  2. Epson r5070 banding and black not firing.

    I had a tech come on Friday because I was getting bad banding and black heads not firing. He replaced the head a and the nozzle check looks bad and it still prints terrible.Looks like my optimizer channel is not functional too. He’s coming back on Monday but I’m afraid he may not know what he’s...
  3. Clogged Nozzles/Heads

    I'm working on the Epson SureColor S70670 and my Cyan/Magenta heads are clogged. I can't seem to get any progress here. Every nozzle check after cleaning countless times is the same issue. Any experienced insight would be very helpful. Thank you.
  4. Roland sp 300-v

    So I recently purchase a used Roland sp300-v in great condition. So here where things get interesting. It keeps printing streaks in the design. I did a powerful wash then a head soak didn’t improve the conditions. So in the test print magenta was missing a lot of lines I’ll try to upload it...
  5. Question Does Anyone Make a Printer That Can Sit Idle Without harm?

    I've been a slave to my Mutoh printer for 8 long years, having to run a cleaning once a week to prevent the print head from clogging up. Is there anyone that makes a wide format printer of any type that is designed to sit idle for any length of time without causing some kind of harm or damage...
  6. Need Help VJ1614A Cyan Issues (worse after cleaning)

    Hey All, Longtime lurker.. :) We own a small sign shop in SC, and haven't had too many issues w/our used Mutoh w/the exception of a head replacement a few years ago. I have a Mutoh VJ 1614A, the head was replaced about 2.5 years ago, and I'm having similar issues. My cyan is clogged, and after...
  7. Epson GS6000

    Run a test print / nozzle check and getting zero on the media. Ran cleanings and also manually soaked to head at an attempt to removed any clogged / dried ink in the heads. We have taken apart the front of the right maintenance station to gain access to the pumps to see if their was a clog and...
  8. Mimaki clogged nozzle: good cleaning trick or stupid idea?

    Hi guys, I have a mimaki JV3-160SP. The black nozzle seems to be partially clogged. I'm working on getting a good photo of the heads (kind of hard to get in there with a camera) but attached is a photo of a test pattern. I've been doing a lot of nozzle washes and printing, but so far seem...
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