Recent content by damonCA21

If it was a small job I would do it for free ( and have done in the past ). For 6 metres I would do it, but charge them a trade rate - typically 50% of the retail rate so they can still make decent money on it and get them out of a jam

The cleaning wouldnt do that, it is more likely you have moved the cable. Try removing it and reseating it inside the plastic guides

If it is printing out some black on artwork, then it should also show some on test prints. As suggested, make up artwork with a stripe of black about 10cm tall and the width of the vinyl, and print that and see what your black actually looks like. If there is some black printing, it could be...

All solvent printers will need maintenance. The BN20 is not very well made though, and is really a home hobby machine. Solvent printers are designed to be in use every day to keep ink flowing through the heads, which keeps them in good condition. Look at one of the older Roland 300 models. They...

Replacing the o ring should be fine. Unless the fitting has come loose then that is where they tend to leak

If it is a used board you have bought it will already have the settings from the old printer, so you should just be able to adjust these to suit yours

Mark out a grid on the artwork, then scale this onto the concrete marking out with chalk. This will let you find the points where the design crosses each edge of the square and you will be able to recreate it at the 50ft size you need. You could even print out 1ft sheets of the design divided...

It looks like it could be the first joint is leaking, and the ink is running back along the pipe and then dripping down onto the bottom of the dock. If this is leaking it would also stop the cyan printing as it would be getting air into it. I would take that joint apart, clean it and put it back...

On the pic of the cartridge dock there is cyan ink at the base of the cyan dock and also looks like some ink under it, so that seems to be where your leak is ( unless its an old one ). The ink can often end up under the plate the docks sit on, so I would remove the dock and check under there too

It is likely it is leaking around the ink cartridge dock area. Take off the black metal cover at the back that covers them and see if there is signs of leaking ink in there. A clean will often draw enough ink into the head for a test print, but not enough to do actual printing. It sounds like...

Check the fuses on the main board. It is easy to blow them when changing a head, and if you do then the heads won't print.

The printers were never designed for use with holographic or mirror or reflective vinyl ( for most machines this wasn't even available at the time they came out! ). They use optical sensors, so if they get flooded with too much reflection from the material, they can't read where the head is...

The problem is they own the domain name. If their current web host bans them, they just move to another one, so there is pretty much no point reporting them :(

Printing small things every day costs next to nothing. It is certainly a lot cheaper than having to replace heads!

How long are you talking about it being idle? Solvent heads dont like having ink sitting in them, so if you sealed the head you are likely to do more damage. The best way to keep them working is to have fresh ink flowing through them regularly, so letting the printer do its automatic cleanings...