Eric Cisneros
bubba
Anyone in Southern California repair roland vp540 versacamm.
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Roland vp540 repair
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Zoogee World
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I'm not in your area, but what seems to be the issue, it might be something you can self repair?
Eric Cisneros
bubba
Need complete cleaning of ink lines change parts, vp540 hasn't run in 2yrs
you will need. printhead, dampers, captop(s), wiper(s), orings
flush solution, syringe & probably handheld vacuum pump (makes it easy) & set of new inks
smart to buy service manual & download operation manual
not sure if this is one of the machines that locks you out of service menu
flush solution, syringe & probably handheld vacuum pump (makes it easy) & set of new inks
smart to buy service manual & download operation manual
not sure if this is one of the machines that locks you out of service menu
best $18 you will ever spend if you do this yourself.
i would buy the service manual, $12.99 isn't a lot of money.
there are free sites, they are all trying to trick you into downloading malware/spyware.
many of us buy our printheads from solvent inkjet.com
they are merchant members here, good pricing, and offer free tech support/advice by email (quick response) if something goes sideways
they can also sell you the other parts at a good price
i think i purchased 3 dx4 heads & a dx7 in the last year from them.
if you buy from them, their tapered syringe is $6.99
All consumable parts are available for those printers. Discontinued indicates they don't make it as a model now.
Zoogee World
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Exactly, also means a certified Roland Tech can't work on it either. As long as your handy, those older models are easier to work on yourself.
Mactastic
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OP was asking if someone in Southern California can repair his VP-540. It sounds like they need major parts replaced, one that is not a consumable.
DL Signs
Never go against the family
He said it's been idle for two years.
If it wasn't flushed and prepped it could need new lines from the cartridges to the waste tank (readily available), new heads & pump (also readily available), caps, dampers, & other misc parts are all still available. Running a full new ink delivery system like that would probably run 4-5 grand doing it yourself. That is if everything else is in pristine condition, low use, and worth investing that much into. Hiring a tech, you're adding labor, and parts markups if you don't shop around and furnish them yourself, and techs won't even work on older models unless their private contractors, or moonlight. Both options kind of go into the "just buy another printer" territory, lots of working used ones out there in this price range, and it's not that much under new printer options. Quite the dilemma, to fix, or not....
If it wasn't flushed and prepped it could need new lines from the cartridges to the waste tank (readily available), new heads & pump (also readily available), caps, dampers, & other misc parts are all still available. Running a full new ink delivery system like that would probably run 4-5 grand doing it yourself. That is if everything else is in pristine condition, low use, and worth investing that much into. Hiring a tech, you're adding labor, and parts markups if you don't shop around and furnish them yourself, and techs won't even work on older models unless their private contractors, or moonlight. Both options kind of go into the "just buy another printer" territory, lots of working used ones out there in this price range, and it's not that much under new printer options. Quite the dilemma, to fix, or not....
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DL Signs
Never go against the family
Read closer, 4-5 grand... Not for just lines, but full ink system from cartridge to waste tank. A full set of DX4 heads, new pumps, lines, dampers, cap tops, wipers and misc. 6 heads alone would be over 3k, the rest a grand or so.
VP's only have 4 heads...
Problem is, that the mainboards of these printers fail and are no longer available from Roland.
If it's not a VPi, then you won't have IPC and this is likely to give banding, except all heads print perfectly.
DL Signs
Never go against the family
Ahhhh.... Didn't look it up to see if it was a 4 or 6 head. That would make it cheaper to fix, but if it's one with mainboard problems, and no IPC, it's hardly worth it then. My first Roland was an SC Pro-II, those were rock solid printers.
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