Need Help Mimaki S80600 leaking ink

[Mike Brice]

We've had the S80600 for a little over 2 years now with very minimal problems. In between regular head maintenance I started to notice horizontal banding for the first time. When I opened the hood I found that my M/R capping station
was leaking ink.... badly. I can't find anything online to address this issue and I'd like, if at all possible, to keep from calling in a tech. Has anyone had this issue or know how to correct it.

 

[neutrinocv]

Mimaki ?

 

[DAVID MARSHALL]

Probably the best Mimaki ever made.

 

[SignMeUpGraphics]

Looks very much like ours. We have some tiny foam swabs that we use to clean up that tiny bit of spillage. Hasn't caused us any banding issues though.

 

[jfiscus]

Call in Decision1 if you can't find the source of the leak yourself. I'd bet it is the damper unit on top of the print heads.

 

[Mike Brice]

Probably the best Mimaki ever made.

Ouch, should've proofread that before posting. Ugh. Regardless, the Epson is much better than the piece of plastic garbage HP 360 that we junked to buy this.

 

[Solventinkjet]

Ouch, should've proofread that before posting. Ugh. Regardless, the Epson is much better than the piece of plastic garbage HP 360 that we junked to buy this.

Don't worry. I work with Mimaki and Mutoh so much that I find my self saying Mimuki all the time!

 

[yannb]

The area around the cappings can be cleaned with the sticks. If you experience banding, I recommend printing at 8pass HQ. If it’s not over, then do a couple of heavy cleanings.