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Need Help Roland SP-540V

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Kirbyco

New Member
Hi- I am looking for a repair person that can work on my Roland SP-540V. I am in the Tampa Bay area (Florida). It is not ready to be put out to pasture, but my dealer will no longer work on them...
I would appreciate any recommendations.
Carrie
 
rjssigns

rjssigns

Active Member
Depending on what needs doing they aren't complicated to work on. Encoder strips are super easy. Encoder boards are easy. Ribbon cables are easy, but I had my wife help since her hands are small. She fished them right through in about a minute. Cap tops are easy, just don't lose the springs underneath. They can fly out. Dampers are easy too. You get the idea.

Never did a head replacement though.
 
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Mantaworld

New Member
I would be happy to send you an electronic service manual for this machine should you wish to perform work on this printer yourself...really quite easy to follow along.
 
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Terry01

New Member
rjssigns said:
Depending on what needs doing they aren't complicated to work on. Encoder strips are super easy. Encoder boards are easy. Ribbon cables are easy, but I had my wife help since her hands are small. She fished them right through in about a minute. Cap tops are easy, just don't lose the springs underneath. They can fly out. Dampers are easy too. You get the idea.

Never did a head replacement though.
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Heads are easy too. when changing out dampers, you are only 6 screws and 2 springs away from replacing the heads. Manual alignment and then digital alignment all done in about 30mins.
 
FrankW

FrankW

New Member
Terry01 said:
In 25 years, I have never replaced an encoder board on a 300 or 540.
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Me two times. By the way: the SP300 is available since September 2003, so around 18 years, the SP540 since late 2004, so 17 years. Just about „25 years …“.

Scan Motors are not available anymore too.
 
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Terry01

New Member
FrankW said:
I hope you will get one when you order it. And it will be in the correct specifications.
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I order and fit them to all 300 and 540 printers I sell. They are correct specification and have never had a fail on them. Scan motor, endcoder strip, captops,dampers, pump, carriage bearings, and heads are all replaced before I send a printer out and have never had a complaint.
 
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