Lines in prints again!!!!

[Flame]

Alright, I have an old Mutoh Falcon Outdoor II 48".

Running Flexi 8. Ok cool, we got that down.

Problemo is..... I am getting white lines in cyan and black. Most noticeably in black.

I have tried atleast a dozen cleanings (both regular and powerful), have soaked the heads for a combined total of 2 1/2 hours. Have cleaned around the head with a swab, I DO have waste ink running into my tank, and I don't believe I have had any headstrikes (but I could be wrong).

Tried tech support... but no luck yet.

Any ideas, suggestions, things to look into, step adjustments I could make.... etc? Black and Cyan are the worst, but there might even be a slight problem in magent and yellow, as I can faintly notice lines in them too............

 

[mbarden]

Hey Flame,
Are you printing masked or transparent rasters? If so what is the resolution? I have had something goofy happen in Flexi when printing above 150 dpi. I corrected it by re-rasterizing the transparent bitmap at 72 dpi.
Just a thought
Mike B
Big River Sign.

 

[Flame]

This is in solid colors. I tried print 8" x 8" squares of C,M,Y,K

That's when you most notice it.

Pure vectors.

Also get lines through them when doing a nozzle check.

 

[DARLAK]

time for some new heads

 

[Flame]

I hope you're wrong Darlak.... those are EXPENSIVE!!!

Any idea if this is a good place to buy from? http://cmykparts.com/MUTOH FALCON - ROCKHOPPER II OUTDOOR.html

Parts are cheap...

 

[Mike Paul]

Have you tried cleaning the encoder strip?
It sounds like clogged nozzles if it's not file related.
Do you have a service plan?

 

[Flame]

Warranty is up. No help there.

No clue where or what the encoder strip is (Sorry........ still a bit of a newb). Mind explaining further?

Tech said he doubted that it was the nozzles because in different nozzle checks, the lines were in different patterns. So technically they all fired, just not all at once.

 

[DARLAK]

http://www.techwaytechnology.com/first.html

get them right from the source, and they take paypal!

 

[Valentino]

flamey try a new profile, your profile could be corrupted.

 

[Valentino]

the 3651 which is the main one I use, got corrupted from the power going out and caused it to print freaky colors.

 

[Compilla]

"Lines in prints again!!!!"

Justin ,

Could you please upload pictures that describe the problem you're having ?
( nozzle checks & any other prints )

 

[Flame]

Just was talking to a tech, and suggested replacing the dampers. He was almost positive that's my problem. My printer is 15 months old... and never had those replaced.

Anyone know a good source to buy them from other than GEI, and do you think I can install them myself?

 

[Compilla]

CMYKparts.com


I will replace the O rings too.

 

[Flame]

CMYKparts.com


I will replace the O rings too.

All the website says is "ink damper". No choices. Are all of them above the head the same, or are they different?

 

[Bradster941]

Hey Justin, does it look something like this?

 

[Flame]

Hey Justin, does it look something like this?

Yup.




I'm next day ordering some dampers.

 

[Jackpine]

Dampers and "o" rings and coupling nuts can be purchased and www.cmykparts.com for Mutoh printers. The K damper on a Falcon Jr is a different configuration than the others.

 

[Flame]

I am running a 48" Falcon.... is that considered a Junior?

They didn't offer anything but just "damper"

 

[Derf]

Flame... if it is your dampers it is an easy fix however

it is easy to tell if it is a print head or a damper problem. Post a nozzle check. If the print is clean but the nozzles are missing then time for a new head. if your colors bleed together or slowly stop printing with big areas of missing ink then it is probably a damper, feed line, or an O ring seal issue.


Post a nozzle check! let us take a look!

 

[Sign-Man Signs]

Flame,
We had the same excact problem a few months ago. Go into your menu and re-set or set you head height. Nozzles are dragging. We raised ours and cured the problem. All media thickness's are not all the same.