Value Jet 1604 after heater platten

[imagepro]

How does one test to find the problem with the after heater? What generally needs to be done to fix?

 

[J Hill Designs]

Just a guess, but...

open the beast up, check for voltage to heater elements. yes? heater element issue -- replace | no? heater control board issue

 

[Solventinkjet]

What kind of symptoms are you experiencing?

 

[imagepro]

imagepro

Went to use this morning and machine would not warm up to print. Noticed the after heater was not hot the other two were. Turned after heater off and it printed.

 

[Solventinkjet]

There are two heating elements in the front heater. I doubt they both would fail at the same time unless it was a heater control board or heater relay board going bad. Check to see if one side of the heater seems to be warming up. If so it could be the thermistor which is a cheap and easy fix. If you know how to use electronic testing equipment, you can test the thermistors by squeezing it between your fingers and testing the resistance. Your reading should change fairly rapidly. If it only slightly changes or not at all, the thermistor is bad.

 

[LenXIII]

I know this might seem like common sense but check the cord. Does it say "warming up" on the control panel of the printer but just sits there forever? If the power cord is plugged in to the heater port but just a little loose it will not work. Also replace the cord with a spare just to be sure. This is assuming you don't want to test all of the voltages first like they mentioned.