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[10sacer]

Does anyone else out there have a Mutoh Blizzard 65?

I have a brand new one and when it prints - its a screamer at about 300 ft. per hour at high quality.

When it prints...

My issue is that recently with every type of media I am running - the head is hitting the material pretty consistently. Does it on cheap Pinnacle or Key banner, does it on Bantex or Ultraflex banner, does it on Polyester film-based pop up material, does it on 3M 180C, does it on backlit material.

I am wasting a ton of time and material chasing heater settings and having technicians come in who can't fix it. They print about two feet of material and say its fixed and leave.

What appears to be happening is this - when the material is loaded and before the Lever is lowered - the material lies perfectly flat on the platen. The minute I lowere the Lever to hold the material in place - the media bunches up between the pinch rollers on the Lever. It literally looks like the pressure is moving laterally instead of straight down - as it should be.

There is no user adjustment to roller pressure and I can't run with the rollers disengaged.

anyone have any ideas?


Thanks

Sean

 

[randya]

Sounds like the question is:

Is the pressure is moving laterally instead of straight down?

You may want to remove some covers and check with a 90 degree angle.




I would suspect loading as the first issue and feed and take-up alignment secondary.

Does it do it on a sheet?

Cut an 6-8 ft sheet and run it.

 

[omgsideburns]

I'd like a DQ Blizzard