Faint ink bleed

[Larry L]

I'm getting a faint ink bleed, a milky cloudy look, very light blue in the white areas some blotchy, printing red seems to be OK, no bleed. I did a cleaning, and tried different media. Valuejet 1204. An approved Endura ink cartridge from Sign Warhouse.

 

[spmracing]

Try cleaning the encoder strip or replacing it

 

[MikePro]

Try cleaning the encoder strip or replacing it

+1. doesnt hurt to check the sensor too.

 

[Larry L]

Try cleaning the encoder strip or replacing it

The strip looks OK, how would that cause a leak?

 

[Larry L]

+1. doesnt hurt to check the sensor too.

Is that on the head?

The Sign Warehouse tech guy emailed me to buy a new maintenance station.

The nossel check looks pretty good.

 

[guitarguy69]

What is the humidity level in your print area? I have seen this at our shop when the humidity drops below 40%. Also, blue seems to be the most prone to static issues.

 

[Asuma01]

Looks like static to me.

 

[SignTeam.us]

I also think is static

 

[eahicks]

+1 on static/lack of humidity. Seems LOTS of people having this issue.

 

[Larry L]

The humidity is 60% if the gauge is right. It has gotten very cold out here in NE Ohio. So the furnace is working now about the time I started having issues. How do I fight the static?

 

[a77]

I am having this issue right now... 30% humidity in my shop and it's really bad. Hair stands up on legs when walking close to the machine!

Got through some prints by standing behind the machine with a bounce pad wiping every metal surface unexposed, the platen, the frame... had someone stand in the front of the machine doing the same thing :Big Laugh

Brought in a little home humidifier, ran it for a couple hours.. no difference. I am looking to get a bigger one, plus I ordered one of these out of desperation: http://staticure.com/?page_id=548

I'm surprised you're getting that with 60% humidity though!

 

[Kaiser]

A trusty kettle will solve this. Make yourself a cup of coffee while you're at it. Careful with the furnace as this could dry out your air even more.

 

[Larry L]

I am having this issue right now... 30% humidity in my shop and it's really bad. Hair stands up on legs when walking close to the machine!

Got through some prints by standing behind the machine with a bounce pad wiping every metal surface unexposed, the platen, the frame... had someone stand in the front of the machine doing the same thing :Big Laugh

Brought in a little home humidifier, ran it for a couple hours.. no difference. I am looking to get a bigger one, plus I ordered one of these out of desperation: http://staticure.com/?page_id=548

I'm surprised you're getting that with 60% humidity though!

Thanks, I will try it out.