Print head condition pic inside!

[Marty6022]

Hi all I'm only new here and to this type of printer

i recently bought a mimaki jv3160sp at the current it has clogged print heads so on remove of the yellow print head I discovered some marks on the print head just wondering if anyone can tell me if this print head is ready for the rubbish or would still print?

thanks

 

[heyskull]

That's pretty much destroyed.....
Serious head crash has occured.
Bin it buy a new one.

SC

 

[Solventinkjet]

That is a common issue with the JV3s. The capping station warps over time which allows the screws to slowly rise up. The head scrapes across the screw and you won't be able to recover the damaged nozzles. You will need to change the head if you cant get a good test print out of it anymore. Before you change the head, replace the capping station or replace the screws with flat top style screws so that this doesn't happen to the new head.

Mimaki JV3 Print Head

 

[Marty6022]

I shall give some feedback soon as I do a test print thanks

 

[Karen-Kang]

Hi all I'm only new here and to this type of printer

i recently bought a mimaki jv3160sp at the current it has clogged print heads so on remove of the yellow print head I discovered some marks on the print head just wondering if anyone can tell me if this print head is ready for the rubbish or would still print?

thanks

on the printhead surface , it already had the scratch on it.
It effected your printing performance , it is better to replace a new one.