If this has been discussed before if someone can provide me to that post I would appreciate it. Previously this machine has been a champ. I have been having this problem for a month or so and only on certain prints. These few prints after about 15-inches of printing the machine will 95% of the time make a loud clunk, with error alarms sounds and lights flashing. Error code E016 TLB L/T [02] will show. The other 5% it fails there is no loud clunk, but the rest is the same. Sometimes the print head is far right others it is far left.
Looked different places on the internet and at first all were saying this refers to the mother board. Then found some information about the quality of the power. I spoke to the supplier I purchased the machine from and he stated it is most likely the power. He stated the machine should be connected to a battery backup with no less than 1500 VA rating. The printer was not connected to a battery backup at the time, but it is now with the same results on the same prints. Currently the printer is the only item connected to the battery backup. I thought if might be something in the file and have recreated the projects from scratch in new files with the same result.
I thought it might be file size, but have printed larger files without problems. I thought it might be the print width but it happens on are prints 24-inches wide up to full width. The only noticeable difference I now see is all the prints that fail are at least 98% to 100% (coverage of vinyl area with ink). I have successfully printed other projects with larger file size, same overall area, but will have at least 10% of the vinyl area (by design) not covered with ink. I am using OEM ink.
I am willing to try anything; I need to get these projects out and now may have to farm them out to another shop to print.
Looked different places on the internet and at first all were saying this refers to the mother board. Then found some information about the quality of the power. I spoke to the supplier I purchased the machine from and he stated it is most likely the power. He stated the machine should be connected to a battery backup with no less than 1500 VA rating. The printer was not connected to a battery backup at the time, but it is now with the same results on the same prints. Currently the printer is the only item connected to the battery backup. I thought if might be something in the file and have recreated the projects from scratch in new files with the same result.
I thought it might be file size, but have printed larger files without problems. I thought it might be the print width but it happens on are prints 24-inches wide up to full width. The only noticeable difference I now see is all the prints that fail are at least 98% to 100% (coverage of vinyl area with ink). I have successfully printed other projects with larger file size, same overall area, but will have at least 10% of the vinyl area (by design) not covered with ink. I am using OEM ink.
I am willing to try anything; I need to get these projects out and now may have to farm them out to another shop to print.