A Used L26500 can be a Mine Field of problems.
My check book has the battle scars to prove it.
There are Plenty of 315's and 360s on the market.
2 months after I bought mine the front heater went out
$2800.00 for a new one from HP
$1200 rebuilt if you can find it on eBay I lucked into one for $900
OPEN THE DOOR and CHECK THE CONNECTIONS.
There should be ZERO Brown or black marks at the connections
to the Heater. There are TWO multi colored wires connecting.
When these go bad they ARC at the connections.
Dont walk away if you see this RUN !!!!!
MAINTENANCE CARTRIDGE. These puppies are $145 each
You better buy 2 or 3 while you can
CARRIAGE BELT and ENCODER STRIP
You better buy at least 1 of each $500 bye bye
'Felts and Bushings $250 you better buy now.
Inks, Yeah Fransisco in Texas or Vlad in Canada.
Vlads Inks are Superior to HP OEM, that ol Russian knows his stuff.
printheaddoctor.com
The L26500 is a fine printer but it generates a ton of heat.
Finally You need to know that these Printers have a life expectancy of
1000 Rolls of film. At 800 Rolls these printers start pretty much done.
DONT WASTE TIME AND MONEY
The owner can easily get you the Number of Sq Ft of materials that have been run through the printer. If they tell you they do not have access to this or do not know how to get it They are LYING Period WALK AWAY. I mean it you will be sorry and regret
the loss of money and time.
By the time you get the L26500 squared away you will be damm close to $4000.
The Entry Level Printer is the L315. I see these on eBay, FaceBook Market, and Craigs list routinely.
Also know that any High Level Long Life Printing will require Lamination.
The 300 Series is a bit more durable and do not fall for HP saying Scratch resistant.
The L370 Bulk. Stay away these have issues back filling the reservoir tanks
315, 335, 365.
560 avoid these beast they are designed to rip 2 full rolls of media per day.
It is not suitable for producing small jobs a few times a week.
These are High Volume High Production Machines.
If you are printing a few small jobs a week the 335 or 315 is the better printer
for entry into roll to roll printing.
Find a 315. Set up an accounting Ledger You need to enter ALL cost
Vinyls, Inks, Maint expenses. Cleaning supplies Vinyls.
At the end of each Month Determine the Net Profit.
Set the Net Profit aside or into an Equipment Fund.
In one or two years you should easily have enough funds for a brand new printer,
by that time HP will have a 600 series latex and possibly on the 5 or Version 2
of the 600 series.
