Idol for few days

*idle

clean.... print samples.... dont let it sit.... make money of it... advertise.... or sell to me

 

A few days is fine, run a small print then do a thorough manual cleaning before you leave.
If you just not using it much, run a small print at least every 2 days.

 

A few days is nothing and the printer can be saved... Just clean and do check nozzle test.....................

 

I usually do nozzle checks. I've been told by tech support that it takes more than a couple of days to affect the printer. If you will be away for an extended period of time it's best to check with Mutoh and then they'll probably tell you that you need to purchase the cleaning cartride and clear the lines and nozzles and then when you return you would do an ink fill and you're finished.

Just to repeat: check with Mutoh first.

 

I've gone away for 12 days and had a perfect nozzle check after returning.
VersaCamm w/ Max inks. I wouldn't push it any farther than that even with the sleep/auto cleanings.

 

Good Printer!



I wouldn't do that on a FO printer!

 

Nope, Never........................................................

 

Does the Mutoh have a sleep mode with auto cleaning?

 

Sp-540,,, a real workhorse! I have had great results thus far! (2.5years)

 

Very bad...

 

Seems like the machine is cold. Wake it up by blasting warm air in it.

 

Cross Contanination... If this is a FO Printer you may need a new Maintenance Station or at the very leats a new Capping Station...

 

Aside from the C and Y cross contamination issue, that looks like a fairly reasonable nozzle test print from the Falcon Outdoor. Trust me when I say that I've seen much worse test prints than that one...

To clear up the cross contamination, I would run a series of cleanings, or possibly a powerful cleaning (but I recommend that with caution as it's been known to blow out the pump on the FO series). The other option would be to print a series of solid color squares consisting of pure Yellow, as that is the color where the contamination is. You may need to print several square feet of Yellow, but it really does not look too bad, and should not be difficult to clear up.

With respect to the small lines in all of the colors, that is, believe it or not, normal. This test print is a 1-pass print, and those white lines will not show up in normal, multi-pass print modes. Frankly, I am not a fan of the FO series; they are perhaps the worst low solvent printer ever brought to market by a non-chinese manufacturer. Fortunately for Mutoh, they have brought far better machines to market more recently (ValueJet).

Bob