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Dirty yellow (SP-540V)

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Goatshaver

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I'm not sure but I don't remember the yellow being dirty like this. Could this be a sign for damper replacement?
 

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player

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Has the yellow sucked up some magenta? Common with the shared head. Maybe time for a new cap. Also be sure machine is level. I heard if one cartridge is full and the other near empty it can cause the ink to be sucked back. Do a regular clean until it prints clear, or just print big bars of yellow until it comes clean.
 
jfiscus

jfiscus

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Cap tops, clogged/dirty pump lines or pumps going bad can all cause this. I think dampers can possibly cause it also but from my experience it is usually a from the cap tops down issue.
 
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Goatshaver

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player said:
Has the yellow sucked up some magenta? Common with the shared head. Maybe time for a new cap. Also be sure machine is level. I heard if one cartridge is full and the other near empty it can cause the ink to be sucked back. Do a regular clean until it prints clear, or just print big bars of yellow until it comes clean.
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Yeah I did have that happen when the magenta was low after replacing it I still got the same result on the test print.

jfiscus said:
Cap tops, clogged/dirty pump lines or pumps going bad can all cause this. I think dampers can possibly cause it also but from my experience it is usually a from the cap tops down issue.
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Thanks! Do you know of any good resources for doing maintenance on these things? I've got the service manual but still like to know as much as possible before going in. Thanks!
 
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jadrewitz

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I had that happen to me on a SP-300v. I let the yellow run to low, didn't heed the warnings! So yellow starting printing magenta as well. I turned off the printer with the heads parked and removed the cover that allows access to the pump and lines. Disconnect the magenta/yellow line from the "Y" going to the pump. use a syringe and carefully and very slowly pull ink through the head. Pull just a tiny tiny amount. put it back together, run a medium or powerful cleaning and test print. Hopefully it got better. If need be repeat or run another cleaning and check if it's improved. Good Luck!!
 
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