Question Anyone heard of Funsun printers?

2 issues to check for with overspray on a flatbed - Head Height and Static. Check to make sure your head height is properly set. A lot of operators will adjust the height up protect against bent corners, etc.

We are in Houston, TX and had to install static bars on our flatbeds. Low humidity in a climate controlled space plus cool temperatures create a lot of static on our plastics. For static control without buying a static bar you can try humidifying the room. Wiping material with a weak alcohol solution may also help.

As for the other problems - find an independent tech that can work through the issues. Sounds like you will need them for long term support anyway.

 

My advice : Stay away from chinese products especially printers, plotters, CNC, engravers... Buy only recognized and known brands.

 

This isn't totally true. If you want cheap and get cheap, that's one thing, but you can get good quality, but it'll still cost. I would speculate that quite a few gravitate to Chinese made goods looking for a bargain (except for those that buy Apple and Apple like products that are also manufactured in China) and you get what you pay for.

I can still find crap products that are made by well known companies as well due to the price range that I was looking at.

I would suggest though if going with a Chinese product of this type, go with a distributor here (that you know and trust) that is well familiar with dealing with Chinese companies and their products. That helps in a lot of ways compared to going direct. I would also tend to stick with products that you can see at the bigger shows here as that tends to make me think that they are readily available here already, which (at least mentally) can help out in other areas as well.

 

Did it cost much money?

 

Did you pay by credit card?

 

Call your credit card company. They may be able to either refund you or put pressure on the Asians that seem to have sold you a very expensive boat anchor.

 

The chinese manufacturers don't care if you're satisified with your purchase or not. They don't care if their products will last weeks or months before the troubleshoots appear. All they care is that you buy their products, they stack their pockets and you can complain to the world about their scrap !

 

I've seen this behavior with them and I've seen it with more known brands as well. To think that it is exclusive to one group or you may not encounter it if you get from a well known brand is almost xenophobic.

The odds are much greater that it will happen with an unknown (especially if trying to be more economic (I'm trying to be generous here) in "your" purchase without being educated all the way around of what a purchase like this may entail and this is what typically draws people to Chinese products, the economics of the purchase), but in of itself it doesn't mean that it is only that way that things will happen from one specific demographic.

And this is coming from someone that does have a piece of Chinese machinery (not from Alibaba though) and been extremely happy with it (that's not going to be everyone's experience, but not everyone's experience is going to be negative either).

I equate a scenario like this like a person that gets a CNC kit ( made up of parts made anywhere, not specifically thinking Chinese) and expecting the same level of support/warranty etc as if they got a MultiCam. Just doesn't work that way. Some have great support, some not so great, chance one takes when doing a purchase like that. It still may be a very good purchase, just may also require more from the buyer as well.

 

There is a reason why a lot of people on this very board will say that this is the #1 thing to consider when buying new equipment, no matter who makes it. But who has the closest tech to you.

This is the biggest valid concern with getting foreign made goods. My suggestion is usually getting it thru someone in the US that you already established trust (preferable through your other purchases, but at least through a source that you trust as well).

Going to the bigger shows and seeing what Chinese printers are already there, may help with at least their being a tech that could work on it. Not always the case, but at least it may help mitigate that worry. If the tech thing doesn't work out, I go with how "hackable" is the product (which is what I was looking for on that one Chinese product that I do have and as such, I can also improve the overall quality where desired if I want).

All of this is moot after the fact, but it may help in the future.

 

How your story is ending? Do their customer service helps you?