Roland VS-300! no inkt out printhead.

[Nico Hendrickx]

Hi everyone,
I'm new here. I recently bought a second-hand Roland VS-300i. The seller said that only the print head was completely clogged due to lack of use.
The printer did all the rest.

Now after a few days of searching I still can't get a drop of ink out of the print head. The pipes are open, ink drips out of the damper connection. New damper, properly working print head, no ink.
I suspect that my motherboard is damaged. Are there people here who have experience and repairing a printed circuit board? Yes, where can I go for that? I'm from Belgium.
Thanks everyone.

 

[DJAvocado]

Hi everyone,
I'm new here. I recently bought a second-hand Roland VS-300i. The seller said that only the print head was completely clogged due to lack of use.
The printer did all the rest.

Now after a few days of searching I still can't get a drop of ink out of the print head. The pipes are open, ink drips out of the damper connection. New damper, properly working print head, no ink.
I suspect that my motherboard is damaged. Are there people here who have experience and repairing a printed circuit board? Yes, where can I go for that? I'm from Belgium.
Thanks everyone.

Are you using aftermarket ink?

 

[Roland Certified Tech]

Check the head fuse on the motherboard

 

[Nico Hendrickx]

Are you using aftermarket ink?

Previous owner yes, I never.

 

[Nico Hendrickx]

Check the head fuse on the motherboard

2 Fuses are ok.

 

[Nico Hendrickx]

2 Fuses are ok.

And transistors are also ok.

 

[damonCA21]

Did you replace the print head?
If you run a powerful clean look to see if there is ink coming out into the waste bottle. If there isn't then the head is blocked.
It could be a mainboard problem, or the print carriage board has failed, but this is less common. I do repairs to mainboards if you need it. I am in the UK but do repairs for customers all over the world. Feel free to DM me if you want more information.

 

[Nico Hendrickx]

Did you replace the print head?
If you run a powerful clean look to see if there is ink coming out into the waste bottle. If there isn't then the head is blocked.
It could be a mainboard problem, or the print carriage board has failed, but this is less common. I do repairs to mainboards if you need it. I am in the UK but do repairs for customers all over the world. Feel free to DM me if you want more information.

Hello sir,
can you send me a e-mail? nico_hendrickx@hotmail.com

What I did:
dampers and head are now ok. => working at other printer.
When I disconnect the connector of the pipe on the damper, the ink drips from the pipe.
With an "ink circulation" I see the metallic up and down in the pipe, but nothing comes out of the print head. The captop still looks like new after 2 days, no ink to be seen.
I think, the only solution mainbord damage.
Best regards,
Nico Hendrickx.

 

[damonCA21]

Did you try doing a powerful clean from the control panel? That will let you know if ink is flowing through the head properly. If no ink comes out into the waste bottle then it is a problem with the ink getting through the heads, and not a mainboard problem

 

[damonCA21]

Hello sir,
can you send me a e-mail? nico_hendrickx@hotmail.com

What I did:
dampers and head are now ok. => working at other printer.
When I disconnect the connector of the pipe on the damper, the ink drips from the pipe.
With an "ink circulation" I see the metallic up and down in the pipe, but nothing comes out of the print head. The captop still looks like new after 2 days, no ink to be seen.
I think, the only solution mainbord damage.
Best regards,
Nico Hendrickx.

Have also sent you an email, or you can use the private messages on here