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  1. Ink Drips? JFX200-2513

    So yesterday, Tuesday February 1st, i printed pretty much a full bed of sign faces (file attached) on a sheet instead of pre-cut pieces as sort of an in-house test. Well once all the faces were printed and cut out i went through and inspected them and noticed 18 out of 27 faces had what looked...
  2. Mimaki cap adjustment help

    Hi. To cut a along story short we have refurbished a civ150 and adjusted the station height to 5mm as per the service Manual. The problem is though that when we adjust the cap position the slider should be 3mm per the service manual but ours has to be about 5-6mm before the head locking latch...
  3. Lines showing up in print with white plate layer

    Please help. The white ink is not printing solid. I did the test print and did nozzle recovery but still not printing all the lines. (See picture) Resulting in very visible lines in the artwork. But this only happen to the prints on darker material that require white plate underneath. There's no...
  4. Permanent Chips for Mimaki 6042 MKII

    Hi, Does anyone know a reliable source for permanent chips for our Mimaki 6042 mkII? Thank you David
  5. Permanent Chips for Mimaki 6042 MkII

    Hi all, does anybody know a reliable source for buying Permanent Chips for our Mimaki 6042 MkII? We use the LUS-120 inks. Thank you, David
  6. Mimaki UCJV300-160 Where do buy parts in UK?

    Hello, I'm a happy owner of Mimaki UCJV300-160. Sadly the Control panel need replacing but I can't find any on the internet. I contacted the dealer and they told me they won't sell me a part because this has to be fitted by a Mimaki engineer. The part itself cost £35 but with engineer...
  7. Mimaki JV300 160-Plus Ink Chips & 3rd Party Inks

    My company recently bought a Mimaki JV300 160 Plus to upgrade from our struggling Roland XJ640. We run a bulk ink system with third party eco-solvent inks from Easy Inks in Germany. Our agent didn't inform us of the chips that cant be turned off on these new printers so now we have come to a...
  8. Mimaki Deflected Cyan Nozzles CJV150

    Hi I have noticed the cyan nozzles have become slightly deflected and I am wondering if this is something I should be concerned about? The machine is 2 years old and has had the following work on it done Cap Top Replaced 6 Months Ago Wiper 2 weeks ago Pump still on Original never replaced...
  9. Need Help JFX200 White Ink Problems

    JFX200-2513. I am having problems with the white ink. It is creating almost like a mist, deflection, or shadows to our prints. I have replaced the white ink filters, put in new white ink. I changed the head gap to 1.5mm, I have done all the digital alignments. Have adjusted the head voltage. We...
  10. Mimaki CJV150-107 Not Printing any thing

    Hi I got mimaki CJV150- wide format, print head is moving, making all the moves for print command, nozzle check etc But in reutn not printing any thing at all, not a tiny drop even. The printer was not used for few good months and was on expired inks, I have done few good hard clean and left...
  11. Help with Mimaki cjv30-60 Print Issues

    Kind of new to my Mimaki and I am having trouble with printing . See attached print out and nozzle check. Any help is appreciated. I tried hard and soft cleaning but no change.
  12. Mimaki 3DUJ-2207 (3D Printer) Team Member wanted

    Our ever growing Texas team is looking for a new member. We are bringing on new technologies to our service offerings. The Mimaki Full Color 3DUJ-2207 is one of these new platforms. Our demo machine has arrived today and we will be installing it in our show room this week. Salary is DOE but we...
  13. Help SLDH2 not communicating JV150-160

    Recently replaced the board in my mimaki jv150-160 and we are using the bulk ink system. Since replacing the board I cannot get past a board test menu, reason being that the SLDH2 is not getting the voltage it is supposed to. I have replaced the fuses and still nothing seems to be working...
  14. nozzle check help

    Hi everyone. Could someone please clarify why if we print a nozzle check in the morning once the machine has been left its blurry / fuzzy but if we do one after printer its clear. Please see attached photos Thank You
  15. Mimaki CJV150 station height and cap adjustment help

    I was just wondering if anyone could give me some advice regarding the cap top adjustment. In the service manual it states the pin which runs up and down the track taking the cap top up and down should be 3mm to the centre from the highest point. On our machine if I adjust it to what is stated...
  16. Mimaki UCJV-300-160 white to clear conversion

    Hello, my shop is getting a showroom model UCJV300-160 with double white- we wanted the clear and was told it would cost around 4-5000 to send a Mimaki tech out. I was wondering if there are any tutorial on how to do this myself- or 8f there is a more cost effective way to do this. Any help is...
  17. JFX200 Squaring / Distance Calibration

    Hi, We've got a JFX200-2513 and were wondering how to calibrate the scan / feed direction control settings. We'll routinely print onto various materials with calibration marks that are used when cutting out shapes on a CNC router. We know the router is calibrated, based on their squaring...
  18. Mimaki JFX200 Head Height / Bed Leveling Issue

    Hey guys, I'm looking for a little guidance here. We got a JFX200 a few months ago, and ever since we haven't been able to get consistent prints on the bed. When we do a head height check across the bed, it's all over the place. I've had multiple techs in from the distributor we purchased it...
  19. CJV150 Print Head Replacement

    Hi, Recently we picked up a Mimaki CJV150 cheap as it had been sat unused for a few years. We are hoping to get it up and running without the need of a tech. I have a few questions which I would appreciate help on. The machine had been left on however the ink had expired and the cap top was...
  20. Nozzles dropping out when printing - Until head is cleaned

    Hi Everyone - Just wanted peoples thoughts on the below please. We have a Mimaki TS500-1800A, and when we start the machine in the morning a lot of nozzles are missing. So we perform a clean and all the nozzles come back to life and a test print shows them all working and firing. However, as...
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