Melting ink cartridge?

[geckophoto]

I took out this cartridge when my sp300 said it was empty and just put it down on a pan looked at it today after a week or so and noticed the plastic was Melting. Can inks do this to the cartridge? Wasn’t like this when pulled from the machine. Just wondering.

 

[SignMeUpGraphics]

This used to happen on our VS540 as well. Sold the machine before solving the issue.

 

[jfiscus]

Yes, the inks can do that. We had a machine develop a leak (blew a line off) and the ink melted the floor tiles.

 

[greysquirrel]

solvent ink will melt anything plastic. So will its cleaning fluid

 

[Glavin_ID]

Happened to our GS6000 once. The bag inside the ink box ruptured and melted through the box then a bunch of parts on the machine. It was a huge mess.

 

[geckophoto]

Ok good to know. It wasn’t any issue with my machine, just excess ink on the cartridge when I took it out and laid it down, there should be a warning ⚠️ label on it!

 

[Solventinkjet]

This is the perfect post to let people know that the Eco in Eco Solvent is a marketing term that means it's economical not environmentally friendly. Wear your gloves and goggles when maintaining these machines! And keep your kids and pets away.

 

[signage]

Imagine what it is doing to your lungs!