Any Roland VPi Owners Have Trouble Getting At Heads To Manually Clean Them?

[player]

I recently upgraded to a VP540i and when I go to do a manual cleaning the opening is so small I am having difficulty cleaning the heads. I cannot fit my hand into the opening. Any tricks or strategies? I have bent and cut the swab stick which sort of helps, but I am hoping there is an easier way.

 

[player]

Anyone?

 

[player]

Bump

 

[Gene@mpls]

I did it for 5 years- kinda tight but it can be done. I lit it with leds under glass (solvent drips melt plastic).

 

[player]

I did it for 5 years- kinda tight but it can be done. I lit it with leds under glass (solvent drips melt plastic).

I just cannot get my hand into the opening... I have no way to reach the heads. I put the swab stick between two fingers and then I cannot control it.

I am probably going to try cutting the sheet metal bottom open so I can get them from underneath.

 

[Dragos_RO]

Are you cleaning them in the left side of the printer? You should have enough space.

 

[player]

Are you cleaning them in the left side of the printer? You should have enough space.

Yes on the far left. My hand is too large to get at the opening.

 

[Dragos_RO]

Yes on the far left. My hand is too large to get at the opening.

You can hold the cleaning stick by the end and move the carriage a little bit to the right to reach the first printhead.

 

[player]

You can hold the cleaning stick by the end and move the carriage a little bit to the right to reach the first printhead.

Thanks. That's what I have been doing, but I have to hold the stick by the end between 2 fingers. I have a hard time and very limited control and pressure. My hand cannot get close enough. I am thinking about using needle nose pliers or Vise-Grips.