Advice for repairing Mimaki CJV 300-160 Printer

[Jshhh]

Hi guys,

So recently I got hold of a Mimaki CJV 300-160 from a print shop my dad works at for cheap as one of the heads was not working fully and we did a few prints using just the one head basically. After the printer sat there a while without use during some health issues where we were unable to maintain and work on it, we've come back to it and have new issues as you would expect. After turning it on I get the error code: System Halt (1) 1b0CB COMIO-F2. After looking in the maintenance guide and testing all the fuses on the board with a multi-meter I found the F2 fuse is blown on the COMIO board, after speaking to a local supplier/servicer of Mimaki equipment here in NZ they told me it would be like $2600 just for the board, that most likely the board was damaged because of the heads not working which would be like $5500 a piece so looking at like $13k just on parts which I can't afford so I'm looking for any advice, wondering how likely it is to have any chance of at least getting the printer running as a plotter if I can manage to just replace the blown fuse? - then potentially try restoring or replacing the heads later on...

Anyone had similar issues or any words of advice how to approach this challenge?

 

[Smoke_Jaguar]

If it is a printer you have guaranteed work for, might be worth running. If it were a case of 'it would be cool to have this working so I could print a few things' or similar, I would hold off. Not sure how things are in New Zealand, but the cost of the parts is close to what I'd pay to get 2 working used printers of that model.

 

[Jshhh]

As long as I have the system halt message I cant run the printer at all, replacing the SMD fuse will be tough for me just wondering if anyone else has had similar experience, if I get a new board will it blow straight away like I was told, same thing with fuse?

 

[Smoke_Jaguar]

If you replace the fuse, make sure to use the same amperage. If the fuse is bridged, it will blow your MOSFET board that fires the heads, another $2K+ part. Worth trying, but sound like you might have a big project on your hand.

 

[Tekle]

Hi guys,

So recently I got hold of a Mimaki CJV 300-160 from a print shop my dad works at for cheap as one of the heads was not working fully and we did a few prints using just the one head basically. After the printer sat there a while without use during some health issues where we were unable to maintain and work on it, we've come back to it and have new issues as you would expect. After turning it on I get the error code: System Halt (1) 1b0CB COMIO-F2. After looking in the maintenance guide and testing all the fuses on the board with a multi-meter I found the F2 fuse is blown on the COMIO board, after speaking to a local supplier/servicer of Mimaki equipment here in NZ they told me it would be like $2600 just for the board, that most likely the board was damaged because of the heads not working which would be like $5500 a piece so looking at like $13k just on parts which I can't afford so I'm looking for any advice, wondering how likely it is to have any chance of at least getting the printer running as a plotter if I can manage to just replace the blown fuse? - then potentially try restoring or replacing the heads later on...

Anyone had similar issues or any words of advice how to approach this challenge?

Hi
You can send me private email. We do have F2 fuses. Tnklf@icloud.com

 

[Smoke_Jaguar]

Might be easier to find a local supplier, and not a rare part by any stretch. Plus, being in New Zealand and all that.