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  1. Latex 831 Printheads FOR SALE

    Make a reasonable offer - about $125/ea from a retailer I have the following which are New and UNOPENED: Prefer to sell these all together, but... Optimizer Exp. Jan 2017 Qty.1 Cyan/Black Exp. Jan 2017 Qty.2 Yellow/Magenta Exp. Jan 2017 Qty.2 Light...
  2. XC-540 MAGENTA Half Firing and woes..

    Hi folks, I had an engineer replace the cyan head as it was banding. In the process he showed me the cable connecting to the head one of the end pins was bent. He said it wont be an issue though and continued the process. The head was in and firing perfect for about 10metres. Then Group A...
  3. dx7 printhead fault / static / voltage???? HELP!!!!

    Hi Folks, I have had this fault for quite a while now. It was only really noticeable on particular shades of blue but now it is over the fill range of colours and greys. It's as if the printhead isnt putting out enough of ink. It tends to happen on equal intervals such as 6.5cm apart. When it...
  4. dx7 printhead - solvent cleaner in data connectors, not printing - HELP

    Right folks, I've been a silly boy, Wasnt 4 using machine for a week or so, so cleaned printhead and then left it sitting in solvent cleaner for 2 days. Ended up there was a tilt where it was sitting and have solvent cleaner into the data connections. Sprayed with electrical contact cleaner...
  5. Printhead Cleaning Solution or alcohol and something else?

    I did notice that some people mix their own has anyone done this? I can make a purchase request for actual printhead cleaner but I was wondering if we could make our own.
  6. Cyan Missing After Mainboard Repair (Roland SP-300v)

    Hello everyone, need help with a strange issue I can't seem to diagnose. I have a Roland SP-300v Versacamm. Our blue and black print head stopped working so we did diagnostics. After many tests of continuity on ribbons and syringing for clogs, we finally figured out it was a motherboard...
  7. brand new dx7 printhead and data cables added- magenta and yellow stop and start prob

    Hi Folks, I've just added a split brand new dx7 printhead and set of data cables to my printer. It prints great though I initially noticed the magenta and yellow lines as if just firing up. I've added images if anyone knows or has any idea on how to solve the problem. I had heard about coded...
  8. Newbie Question about printhead.

    Hello everyone, my name is Sebastian, I'm from Argentina and recently purchased a 25500, until today only change cartridges, yesterday change the black cartridge, then that printed well for a while and then the black stop printing when printed vinyl, put old cartridge back and the same. I head...
  9. Can I disable a print head? JV3 160sp

    Hi Guys I recently purchased a used Mimaki JV3-160SP and have it working well apart from a few issues. The main one is when printing black text with a white background I get a yellow edge to the right of the black print ? I have aligned the printheads to the best of my ability and after...
  10. SC-540 Printhead swap without changing ranking?

    Hello! We have an issue with one of our printheads. We have a Roland SC-540 and I'm pretty sure the cyan head is damaged. I've spent a long time looking through the forums and can't really find the answer to my question: Can I just swap the Lc printhead with the Cyan one? I don't have the...
  11. HELP... dx7 eco solvent printhead overspray in black

    Hi Folks, I have a dx7 printhead with what looks to me as overspray, far too much ink coming out or not shutting off as it should. I thought it was dirty so i have cleaned and better cleaned using cleaner, syringe and a vibrating cleaning unit. Please advise asap or where i can get it...
  12. Do you have any diagnosis for this?

    Hey, I have a VS640 CMYKLcLmWhMt and suddenly all of the prints are ruined about 2min into the print because the Magenta drops out. It will print the nozzle check and all other tests perfectly fine, but when printing an actual job that has a solid colour that contains magenta (dark blue) it...
  13. Printhead Problem on VP540

    Any one seen this problem??? Was having this same problem with the cyan head. (Replaced head; everything is working [as you can see]) After replacement; the same problem with magenta head. Any ideas???
  14. Banner material Bubbling- Mimaki JV33-160

    We primarily use our printer for canvas but every once in a while use for vinyl banner. PROBLEM: The 12 oz vinyl is bubbling and the printhead sensor is touching as it passes. Any suggestions?
  15. Mimaki ink missing problem

    Hello, I have mimaki jv33 it's 5 yrs. old now im having an issue on one magenta head in middle of printing it don't shoot half of my left meganta if I do a fill up ink and cleaning it comes back sometimes for long and sometimes right back half the others are always good. My question is if a new...
  16. Preventing prinhead from clogging

    Hi signs 101 members. I have a mimaki jv3 160s. I got an error code 7 and needed to replace my damaged printhead. Unfortunately, it will be replaced at 3 to 5 days time. How do i keep my other head from clogging? The machine wont start unless i get a new head. Help please.
  17. Printheads

    Has anyone purchased printheads from LargePrintPart.com? Their printhead prices are considerably lower than other companies. I have tried to get information on the company itself and all I found was that they were based out of Indonesia. Any information would be helpful. Thanks, Noodle9
  18. IPF9000 head cleaning menu confusing ("Right/Left" vs "A/B")

    Canon iPF 9000, been running great since I removed the print heads and spent a weekend cleaning them both by hand...recently, as it starts to print, I get a message that seems more of a suggestion than a warning or error. "Clean Right Print Head, choose OK to proceed". Pushing OK starts...
  19. Mutoh ValueJet 1204 Not Printing

    Good morning, We came in the shop this morning to print a banner and ran into the following problem. I hope someone can help us diagnose the issue Mutoh 1204G Send a job to the print from Flexi. Flexi says done Mutoh data light flashes, plattens warm up Printhead moves out to the starting...
  20. JV33 Firmware issues

    We just received a new printhead (our white nozzles clogged on our previous head), and when we install it, we get an Error 202. Now, Im told there is a way to downgrade the firmware, but the FWupdate supplied with the new head says it cannot connect to the printer. When I reinstall the old...
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