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Mutoh VJ426 UV Damper Source

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Old Printer

New Member
Looking for a source for OEM quality replacement damper. VJ-1614 is Mutoh part number and is cross-referencing with a Roland part VS-640/RA--640 making it look like Roland is really the OEM. Cost for the Roland part is about a quarter of the Mutoh. Seems like these dampers are used for both inkjet and UV. Anybody have any experience? Thanks
 
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Joe House

Sign Equipment Technician
Roland has actually re-engineered their dampers to work better on their printers. They may work just fine, but I'd contact a Mutoh dealer and get the genuine Mutoh dampers for that printer. Better safe than sorry.

Good Luck
 
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Old Printer

New Member
Thank you for your reply's. The dampers are clear (translucent), look to be of molded nylon. There are no markings of any type on them. We took a chance and ordered a set from Amazon from a vendor with a decent reputation that promised Roland OEM parts. They cost 25% of what the MUTOH parts cost. They came in next day and I have gone over them under magnification, comparing with the originals. I looked for an differences down to mold marks, small tabs etc and could not find even the slightest visual difference. We are going to take a chance and install them. I don't know what Roland charges for them. If we have a bad experience I will post back. Thanks
 
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