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  1. Where do I sell a printhead?

    I'm sitting on a TS100-1600 printhead. I am trying to sell it, and have it posted on Ebay and its getting no traction, even at $500 off. I could keep it, but i dont know how long it will stay moist outside of its foil vac seal package. I could vac seal it again, its still in the rest of the...
  2. JFX200-2513EX Pressure control

    Foremost thanks in advance for any assistance you may offer. Recently our machine gave me a negative p. over error. This has only occurred one other time in the over two years of having the machine. So according to manual's procedure I attempt to adjust the pressure. Negative pressure will never...
  3. Jetbest Inks in a Mimaki UVJC300-160

    Discussing with the boss on whether or not to give these a try and I didn't see mention of this in the Jetbest FAQ (or I misunderstood). Do ALL bottles need to be changed out simultaneously or can they run side-by-side with Mimaki inks until the older bottles run out? Thanks for any help!
  4. Cjv30 repair

    Hi, I had shorted slider board fry 2x transistors on the main board. I have replaced the transistors as required, that was no issue. Measuring all transistors they are all reading the same as each other now but TP5 still open circuit to gnd. Try to power it up anyway with new slider boards...
  5. JV100-160 Magenta ink dripping from the printhead

    Hello, how are you? I'm from Mexico. Maybe my translation isn't very good, but I hope I can make myself understood. A month ago, the magenta head 1 started to leak while I was printing. I've already cleaned it and nothing. The problem continues and it's staining the vinyl. People tell me that...
  6. Mimaki UCJV300 Corners Cutting Rough

    I've been running into an issue with the corners on my perf cuts coming out real jagged on these particular stickers. I've tried different blades, pressures, etc. but nothing seems to fix it. I've been working with a swivel blade on a gold-leaf vinyl sticker material with black ink. The blade is...
  7. VA Mimaki CJV150 for Sale

    I am selling a Mimaki CJV150-75 printer plotter and Royal Sovereign Laminator. My business has gone in a different direction and I am selling to buy new equipment. Both have been garaged used for the last two years. The head and dampers were recently replaced through American Print Consultants...
  8. VA For Sale: Printer/Plotter and Cold Laminator

    I am selling a Mimaki CJV150-75 printer plotter and Royal Sovereign Laminator. My business has gone in a different direction and I am selling to buy new equipment. Both have been garaged used for the last two years. The head and dampers were recently replaced through American Print Consultants...
  9. Sturdy table/stand mimaki

    Looking to upgrade my stand/table for my mimaki ujf 3042 mkii. Anyone have success with a sturdy table/stand that they could share a link for Or have one for sale? Trying to not have to buy mimaki’s OEM.
  10. Molykote for mimaki

    I’m looking to grease/oil up my mimaki UJF 3042 mkii. I just found that Molykote by Dow Corning is what I need to use. Does anyone know what product number that works best with their mimaki? I was told that I want to use Molykote but I don’t know the model or product number, there’s several and...
  11. Refurbished DX5 head for CJV30

    G'day everyone, Been reading the forums and trying to work out whether or not I can use an ali-express "unlocked" refurb head on my 2012 mimaki CJV30-160. I've seen remarks regarding lock versions and decoder chips etc. And because I'm scouting threw so many threads I've found it really...
  12. Mimaki UJF 3042 MKii - Calibrating

    Hello everyone, I have a Mimaki UJF 3042 MKii UV Printer that will only let me JIG print on the right-half of the jig/table. ERROR 505 WORK HIGH keeps popping up. I read that I need to balance the flatbed/physical adjustments FIRST and then work on the calibrations of the laser... Well, since...
  13. Need Help Mimaki JFX200-2513 EX vacuum request

    I greet you We have a Mimaki and operate it with the vacuum OPT-J0217 from Mimaki. Now this device is too weak for our application and we need a more powerful one. As far as I know, there is a more powerful one from Mimaki, but the performance offered is too low for the price, so we would...
  14. Suggestions Suggestions for new Flatbed printer

    Hi All, Currently we have a JFX200 machine in our shop. It is getting pretty old and we are looking to upgrade. We are a smaller shop focusing on print quality and color consistency first. The current ink setup is CMYK,WH,CL (LUS-150 for color/white LH-100 for clear). I mainly print on Acrylic...
  15. Ink pooling on printhead - UCJV300-160

    I've been trying for a while to get an older UCJV300-160 up and running again. My current problem is ink pooling on the underside of the left printhead ( stage right ). I'll call it HEAD 1. So far, I've replaced the following: 1. All the ink lines / tubes ( MP-M018909 ) 2. Cap bases (...
  16. Mimaki CJV30 / Jv33 DX5 Printhead Issue - Magenta Stripe Appearing in Prints

    Hi everyone, I’m encountering an issue with a DX5 printhead, and I hope someone here can help. I’m a service technician and have personally replaced over 100 printheads, so I’m familiar with the process. In this case, I’ve ensured that the new head ID was properly entered each time. I...
  17. Mimaki 3D printed replacement parts

    Thought I might start a thread on 3D printed parts you might need for your Mimaki. Mimaki HQ here wanted $150 ea for the fume extraction fittings. I had one of the original and thought I could atleast try to print it. Here's the file. It should also accomodate any other machine with the...
  18. Onyx 24 new user questions (Mimaki JFX200-2513EX)

    I installed Onyx Go Plus today, and despite no apparent documentation being available (for free), I've worked my way through it so far. But I've encountered some issues/questions that I'm hoping someone can help with. 1. I have selected the driver for my JFX200-2513EX. There seem to be only 2...
  19. NEED HELP: UCJV300 - 404 Error Y Current

    Hello again everyone. I was finally on to printing and cutting various test pieces, and now getting this error after having made a rushed decision to kill a cutting job by opening the door. Here is what happened: - I was testing cutting some prints and had reloaded a sheet back into the machine...
  20. Has anyone tried using LUS-175 ink ( LUS-170 vs. LUS-175 vs. LUS-200) and how to switch between them on Mimaki UCJV300 series printers

    I hope you are all doing well. I have recently gotten into UV printing with a Mimaki UCJV300 roll-to-roll printer and trying to understand as much as I can. I could not find posts that talk in depth about the variations between the 3 inks the printer supports, the procedures that you must use to...
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