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I printed the 11 guys diagram out on stickers; it is hilarious. The part in question I believe is the zeroing LED for when you want to set a new origin. Do you have a service manual?

Looks like you're just bumping the capping station, the station is pretty clunky on the 7151 series, so pretty noisy. That said, definitely check the encoder strip for wear or damage. Depending on the motor type driving the carriage, there might be an encoder there as well. If it is using a DC...

Might be worth having a technician look at it if it is under warranty.

Check your curing lights and see if they have dirty glass, could also be issues with the ink itself. Can also adjust curing settings in Rasterlink and see if that helps.

STS LUS-170 can be swapped to or from Mimaki LUS-170 without flushing.

No telling, and yeah, 6 year old dead topic. If your printer is making noise, you have to be very specific where it's coming from, otherwise we can just guess and speculate. If the move was done by technicians, contact them and have them check it in person.

Sounds like a crazy setup, I love it. Will poke around in the shop tomorrow and see what I have hanging around.

I have some untested pulls kicking around but will have to check on those. I wish Mimaki used the standard 2 channel heads, absolute cheapest deal I can find on a 4 channel is $1921 versus $362 for a 2 channel. Same nozzle count, but not technically compatible without a new head carriage and...

How bad of shape we talking about? I have some that have been completely delaminated. Since they support crossflow, they tend to be stupid easy to flush and are already very long-lasting heads.

If your subtank is clogged, those are a bit of a messy chore to swap. Cheap part however. Mimaki P/N M021937 https://us.digiprint-supplies.com/en/ujf-3042-subtank-assy-m021937

If it's Indonesia, and it is, it is a scam.

Not easily, best just buying a new head if the thermistors are bad.

Get a new valve, they should be under $30. Spring stretch sometimes work, but lots of time the rubber hardens up. They're consumables and cheap. https://us.digiprint-supplies.com/en/ts-cartridge-valve-assy-m015864

Shouldn't need multiple cartridges, but the lines can be pretty rough. Not a bad idea to keep a bulk bottle of flush, like a liter, handy as well for cleaning fittings, damper connections and such with lint free cloths. Remember to wear gloves, that stuff be nasty.

On a serious note, for some prints, I welcome potential customers to try destructive things with prints. Wouldn't be too crazy for me to show people a print and hand them a chisel to try ink adhesion for themselves. Guess it just boils down to organization of a shop, sometimes it's good to just...

You did post this to receive feedback, sometimes it comes back in forms we dislike. That said, the more vulnerable things are to being touched in a public place, the more layers of protection are needed. Maybe mark off a corner for look-don't-touch stuff, or some sort of a barrier, etc. Most...

Figured I'd poke my head outside of Mimaki for a printer I am fighting. Got a maintenance code showing and am having a helluva time finding a local tech to reset the flags and get a parts list. Anyone know either a good tech, or a way to get the service program/manual for these? Not a tech with...

Not super helpful, but trick would be to find a diagram or service manual to help on that. Helps a ton on heads for most printers, especially since there tend to be a mix of mounting bolts and alignment bolts. Loosen everything and there goes all your calibration.

Rasterlink 7 is now like $40 and it doesn't take a monster computer to use it. Heck, I use some old Surface tablets with it around the shop and when in the field and it works great. Expanded compatibility would be great, but I am not too sure I would count on them pushing any ARM support anytime...

Temperature warnings on those heads, in my experience, are a huge warning sign of a bad head or possible connection issues. Ink rarely dries in the lines unless there's a source of air getting in, but it starts to dry inside the capping station, then the nozzles in the head and slowly into the...