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Ffc cables need replacing within the y bear

You need to discharge the inks ru head wash you leave inks in the bulk tank will go everywhere when bouncing in the van im a uk engineer done many installs and decommissioning etc id lock the head you must have the yellow install bracket

Hello im looking for a couple of not so common parts will pay £200 usd for these 2 of the head guides and 4 x head clamps and the signal lights that sit on top of the machine. If anyone knows of anyone like a business i can contact would be much appreciated i think they use the same parts for...

Check rasterlink if your using it in colour replacement you should see if its putting down any yellow. Also When white ink seperates it starts to go a yellow

I would say stagger if it was installed by DHD then its definitely that. Hes known for it

By the way im a mimaki tech dont listen to some of these stupid replies

You cant just move the laser it needs to be levelled on the bed with a 10mm block you wont get the correct height and could have print quality issues or even worse scrape your heads. My advice get someone in that knows what they are doing or you could write off your heads

Whats the shot count on the heads always a start point on before thinking about buying pricey heads. Im a enginner mainly on mimakis but they share the same heads as most rolands and give strange issues when over life. Do you also have ffc cables on them or data cable

Dont use alcohol to clean it ive been a engineer for 25 years sometimes it makes it worse and rubs off the markers. Then you wont have a working machine. Visably check and see for dirt even damage if its been in the machine for a while its time to replace it. Try cleaning but dont use anything...

You using genuine or compatible ink?

Are your carriage rails clean and lubricated? Sometimes the media can aquire little dips from the pinch rollers