Recent content by Fantazia

I have seen the same symptom many times and always after a new captop ended... with a new print head. Most of times, if you have projects to complete, you go with a new head saving time (and money). This is why separate print heads are so much better than an all-in-one.

"I have a lot to print" means that because of the printer issues, my workflow was totally messed up. So there are many print jobs (mostly labels) that had to be completed. K-Shots has no meaning, never had a DX7 to last as in the specs. They fail before even before half way. (I am referring to...

After all this time, I am back for more information: No problem with the ink tubes, choke valve, dampers, etc. The guilty (again) was the DX7 print head. After removal and channel check with cleaning fluid, it was delaminated. Cleaning fluid lightly pushed to black channel in the manifold was...

Wonder why none has converted 8 colors to 6 colors with double cyan and magenta. Lines are the same, only white and metallic swap to cyan and magenta. There are many owners of VS that run them with cleaning cartridges for long time now.

This is a great post. Could name it as "The story of a DX7 (short) life". Those "curls" in test print and some light - or bad ink overspray occurs on DX7 print heads when they are close to the end of service life. Those print heads print extremely good but they do not last. After 3 of those (the...

Thank you very much for your detailed reply! As I 've said in other comment, those flexible black tubes, replaced with new, some years ago when I stopped using white and metallic ink. (The MAX 2 white ink that replaced MAX was a disaster..!). It was solid hard chalk down at the "U" shape of ink...

Before last printhead change, choke valve tubes replaced with OEM new tubes, (the white line was like solid chalk..!). After that, no white or metallic ink used since then. System tubes was cleared with Pump up menu and cleaning cartridges. Head replacement took place with clean, empty ink...

This is the first I check after captop replacement. Some cleaning liquid on rubber gasket gives clean and better seal. Thank you.

Thank you for your detailed reply. I have the VS (from new) for about 12 years. In those years I have changed more than 36 captops. I replace them before they need replacing (about 3-4 per year). I have serviced this machine many times those years to keep it in top shape. In those years I have...

Captop is replaced the same day with new dampers. OEM part too. Before cleaning I applied cleaning solution for better sealing. Head is in low position. Flush position is also adjusted to eliminate any factor.

Yes, dampers are filled and there is no air in the lines. Checked many times. Is there any case that the printhead can block the ink flow AFTER choke clean? Printhead is in perfect optical condition, never ever had head crash, no delamination.

Thank you for your quick reply. I' ve lubricated the dampers o-rings and print head manifold "nipples" with cleaning fluid to avoid any force on thema and to ensure tight sealing. As I said before, the missing channels occurred after Choke Clean. Not right after damper change.

Hello, and I hope you are all well. This post has the meaning to collect some ideas because I run out of them. After 3 years of not intense but gentle usage of the 3rd DX7 printhead replacement of my VS-640 (Other 2 printheads replaced for the same reason: Light Cyan deflecting / misting) I had...

If you think, cut and then print is better (if you don't laminate). This is because the rollers don't press the freshly print media, and there are no marks.

"S" Logo is clearly upside down.