i have a question
i just bought a Mutoh Falcon outdoor for really cheap. it has been sitting for the past year and hasn't been ran in that time. i am guessing the heads and lines are dried up. Can i take my heads apart and soak them and clean them to get them up and running? or do i have to buy replacements?
I just had a long battle with my Falcon outdoor and if you have the time I would recommend trying it. Definitely use the cleaning solvent they are speaking about above. I tried using paint thinner thinking that would work great and it melted my damper connectors on the heads. If it is dried up, I look at it you have nothing to loose and you will learn a lot about the printer trying to get it going.
Very important!!! When removing the heads make sure that you unplug the printer from power source. I also learned this the hard way and blew the head fuses. But then again I learned a lot and now have things setup better for being able to change with fast acting fuses.
One great tool to have and I would almost say a necessary tool is a syringe. Use this to try and pull ink or solvent cleaner through lines ect...
Check all lines going to the head to see if they are dried up by disconecting and pulling with a syringe. Most likely your capping station is going to be plugged in the lines, going from your capping station to the waist tank.
You may be lucky and the person before you may have done a good wash cycle to remove most ink, but chances are you will be plugged up in spots. As far as the heads, I have actually removed them and with a syringe pushed cleaning solution through them to get it about new again. connect the syringe to the damper connector by using a hose the correct size. I have a syringe that actually fits over the connector tightly but is risky as you may break the connector.
Good luck and just ask if you need help.
Chad
