Mutoh VJ426 UV Damper Source

[Old Printer]

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

 

[Robert M]

are they black? Most UV printers use black dampers.

 

[Joe House]

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

 

[Old Printer]

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