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Not an electrical problem in the head, but with the carriage. Last time I saw a DX7 do that, it was slammed into the side of the machine due to an encoder failure. :)

If the nozzle plate is dirty or getting loose, it can cause deflection.

Leaning towards mechanical but probably needs a head regardless. If the head is already new, might be a big red flag.

Virtually every black nozzle on a head deflecting, either something wonky is going on electrically, or might've been something that bonked the printhead if I were to take a stab at it. New head would likely fix the issue, so budget accordingly if you plan on getting it.

Sounds like a service manual might be in order.

Nozzles are there, but that is a LOT of deflection on the black.

Might want to change your capping station, looks like condensation or something. I have seen cases where that happens when the cap doesn't seal right. The evaporating solvent from the ink chills the head nozzle plate and cools it causing humidity to condense on it. Tends to happen in higher...

Defective heads tend to show their defects really quickly, within seconds to days in most cases. On top of that, the seller has zero control over a new Epson printhead. Heads in general tend to get almost no warranty, as ink can be a huge variable in how long a head lasts. Combine that with...

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Yeah, DX5s are just obscene in price for what they are.

If you haven't already, try doing a nozzle wash.

Black is usually printed using all colors for 'rich black' and missing black nozzles will make the black look weird.

UV is a differnet smell. As for durability, UV for me has been way better than solvent. But ink formulation is far more varied in UV. I love being able to print on material that isn't coated to take ink. Metallic films and such just don't print without being smudgy messes on some plastics...

Could be ink starvation due to a bad damper.

Any complicated software that one lacks familiarity in feels like it sucks. I have had countless conversations that basically broke down into "RasterLink sucks, I don't know why I can't do XXXX" "Click that button right there." "Oh, that's stupid, it should be here."

Unlikely, need to make sure it is the same version, DX5 heads were all over the place. Some had multiple generations of lockouts on them. Going to be an expensive gamble, even on cheap heads.

As a person who works on both, I only run UV. It's more tolerant to neglect (inks don't dry up, but you need to shield them from light), no need for heated platens, and the ink tends to cost less depending on model. Still good to do your daily maintenance, but as long as powered, I don't have to...

Can also set axis compensation in the quality tab of RasterLink. Although, that is a per-job setting.

On the printer, go to machine setup and look for network and view the IP address from there to see if you can directly connect to it.

I have access to devkits for the controller boards, so no issue.