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Mimaki Head error 007
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artbot
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yes you can do a data swap. if you do it wrong you will mess us the printer. if you do it right no biggy. the printer is oblivious to the swap.
remember even though this can isolate if the data or the head is bad, it doesn't isloate if the ribbon is bad. so you still may want to even rotate ribbons. if it's a loose cable it should print weird for a bit. also there could be some ink in a print head port.
quadruple check before you boot when doing this. seriously if you don't completely understand the rendering, ask.
remember even though this can isolate if the data or the head is bad, it doesn't isloate if the ribbon is bad. so you still may want to even rotate ribbons. if it's a loose cable it should print weird for a bit. also there could be some ink in a print head port.
quadruple check before you boot when doing this. seriously if you don't completely understand the rendering, ask.
That's the bad part the message doesn't specify a head. Do you know how to figure out what head is causing the error?
I did check all the cables they were replaced about 6 months ago and they look like they are in great condition no ink on the contact area and all contacts look good no missing or bent areas.
I did check all the cables they were replaced about 6 months ago and they look like they are in great condition no ink on the contact area and all contacts look good no missing or bent areas.
artbot
New Member
no way to tell without a data swap. i guess you are running dual cmyk?
if so, you would move the top yellow data ribbon (on the slider board) to the top cyan port. put the bottom yellow ribbon at the bottom cyan port. now put the top cyan ribbon on the top yellow port, and the bottom cyan ribbon at the bottom yellow port.
when you boot it up if your error 07 shows _ _ _ _ _ * _ _ then you have a bad yellow head.
if it shows _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * then your heads are fine and the issue is staying at the boards (slider or main).
if it shows the head is bad, do one more test. hook up in the normal way. but transfer the entire pair of ribbons from the cyan to the yellow. and the entire pair of yellow ribbons to the cyan port. this will isolate if you have a faulty ribbon.
if so, you would move the top yellow data ribbon (on the slider board) to the top cyan port. put the bottom yellow ribbon at the bottom cyan port. now put the top cyan ribbon on the top yellow port, and the bottom cyan ribbon at the bottom yellow port.
when you boot it up if your error 07 shows _ _ _ _ _ * _ _ then you have a bad yellow head.
if it shows _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * then your heads are fine and the issue is staying at the boards (slider or main).
if it shows the head is bad, do one more test. hook up in the normal way. but transfer the entire pair of ribbons from the cyan to the yellow. and the entire pair of yellow ribbons to the cyan port. this will isolate if you have a faulty ribbon.
SignsPlus3020
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Error 07
Newbie here. First post.
Our JV3 wasn't cycling for a week and a half while we waiting for a permanant chip to be shipped. When we installed the new chip there was an error 07 ------*- . We cleaned everything and eventually I found this forum and we had our Wensco technician try to ribbon swap. After installing a soaked head there were then TWO head errors ___*__*_. I'm at my wits end, we are a tiny sign shop hanging on here in Michigan. The former manager bought the JV3 used and he up and quit - was the one who knew anything about solvent printers. I'm close to wanting to buy new printheads for the * errors, but it's so expensive! The printer has now been off or not cycling for a good 8 weeks altogether.
Does a bad head mean the end, or can they be recovered? Is it possible that if I spend the money on the new printheads that the printer still won't work? The ATS tech I talked to on the phone, of course, said that 5 years was the lifespan of (our) JV3 printer and that we should buy the new HP latex one for only 15k, haha. Not.
Newbie here. First post.
Our JV3 wasn't cycling for a week and a half while we waiting for a permanant chip to be shipped. When we installed the new chip there was an error 07 ------*- . We cleaned everything and eventually I found this forum and we had our Wensco technician try to ribbon swap. After installing a soaked head there were then TWO head errors ___*__*_. I'm at my wits end, we are a tiny sign shop hanging on here in Michigan. The former manager bought the JV3 used and he up and quit - was the one who knew anything about solvent printers. I'm close to wanting to buy new printheads for the * errors, but it's so expensive! The printer has now been off or not cycling for a good 8 weeks altogether.
Does a bad head mean the end, or can they be recovered? Is it possible that if I spend the money on the new printheads that the printer still won't work? The ATS tech I talked to on the phone, of course, said that 5 years was the lifespan of (our) JV3 printer and that we should buy the new HP latex one for only 15k, haha. Not.
artbot
New Member
the lifespan of a jv3 is 1000 years. just like a car. it's a machine. the technical prowess may be five years.??? the heads should have been soaking this whole time. if there is ink in the printer, you are in trouble. the second that thing is inked you are in maintenance mode. the pomps will clot, the caps will gum up, the wiper will get gummed up, the heads will clog. there is a company in michigan that recovers heads. it was mentioned on this board a few weeks ago. search for that. and do a ton of reading on this board to first educate yourself about that printer. it will either make you a lot of money or cost you a lot depending on it's maintenance.
Guys you have to be comfortable with disassembly down to the individual head components but I posted a solution I found here
http://signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?p=857660#post857660
I will add that once you get down to the head only with the manifold removed, if you catch the light just right, on the adhesive plastic electrical connectors that go down into the head, you may see some lifting.
Pressing these back down with a piece of plastic, soft edged, running along all of the contacts fixed my error 07's
I know that this may sound esoteric, but when you see it you will appreciate what I'm explaining.
My theory is that the adhesive used detoriorates in sections and the contacts become unreliable for some of the data paths.
I have a permanent fix that I want to try which I'll document with pics, but am in the middle of moving house, so it will be a few weeks at best.
http://signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?p=857660#post857660
I will add that once you get down to the head only with the manifold removed, if you catch the light just right, on the adhesive plastic electrical connectors that go down into the head, you may see some lifting.
Pressing these back down with a piece of plastic, soft edged, running along all of the contacts fixed my error 07's
I know that this may sound esoteric, but when you see it you will appreciate what I'm explaining.
My theory is that the adhesive used detoriorates in sections and the contacts become unreliable for some of the data paths.
I have a permanent fix that I want to try which I'll document with pics, but am in the middle of moving house, so it will be a few weeks at best.
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artbot
New Member
that's a great observation. i've noticed a kind of "pillowing" at those connections in the dx4. i for some reason never throw away an error 07 head. possibly some kind of odd wishful thinking? i'm going to take some time in the next weeks to see just how "dead" these heads are.
Still trying to figure this out JUV3 250SP 7.10
This is the most frustrating problem I've ever encountered with a JV3. I'm still getting head error 07 but here's the problem, it doesen't indicate any head it shows (_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _). I've replaced all the ribbon cables (slider to head) hooked both power cords to conditioners and still it quits randomly. It will print ok for a week straight and then out of the blue error 07 again!
We think it's power related but who knows. If anyone has any insight or direction please let me know.
Glenn
This is the most frustrating problem I've ever encountered with a JV3. I'm still getting head error 07 but here's the problem, it doesen't indicate any head it shows (_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _). I've replaced all the ribbon cables (slider to head) hooked both power cords to conditioners and still it quits randomly. It will print ok for a week straight and then out of the blue error 07 again!
We think it's power related but who knows. If anyone has any insight or direction please let me know.
Glenn