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Awesome! :thumb: - it could also be the ink joint valves which are the little pieces just above the dampers (those also have valves) or the cartridge slot needles clogging up, capping top not doing very well.... I've reverse flushed the cartridge slot needles before which helped at that time...

Sounds like you did everything right! On flushing the head you need a syringe and an old style damper (like the ones used on the older DX4 head machines). They say to slowly inject about 3-4ml of your solvent cleaning/flush into each of the 8 damper nipples of the new print head. This should be...

Few important questions... New OEM Mimaki print head with the green connector or generic Epson head with a black connector? Did you unplug the printer and let it sit for 15 minutes before disconnecting the head or memory board cables? Did you first gently flush the new head before installing...

That warning about the LED on the board above the head is the same as on Mimaki's. The warning is not terribly prominent since they do not expect end users to be replacing the print heads (a tech will already know to wait). On Mimaki there is no LED that you wait to go out though. You unplug the...

There are shops that actually pay list catalog prices? :omg: lol But yeah.... That particular deal came up again for us just the other day. Had our rep give me a price on a particular solid color wrap vinyl. Price came back essentially as exactly what anyone can buy it on the cheater site...

If the 1100 had a standard DX5 printhead it would be a much easier task. Still a big project and conversion but a lot easier when you can get an off the shelf DX5 solvent manifold, dampers, etc. The printhead in the 1100 is only "sort of" a DX5 in that is just like the DX5 but narrower with only...

Yes - the solvent based inks will turn the water based plastic bits like the head manifold to a sticky black puddle of goo literally within a couple of hours..... I've seen this firsthand. Solvent based inks will not work in a water based head manifold. Aside from the heat issue while...

I've never really used Rasterlink (have a couple of copies of it though) but I was under the impression that its always been a browser based application even going way back to the version I had gotten with our old JV3 10 years or so ago. I'd probably contact Mimaki to be sure if the newer...

Oh wow this is terrible news. My sincere condolences and prayers to his family and girlfriend.

The attached may help some in troubleshooting this issue. It is a few documents specific to electrical troubleshooting and you will need a multimeter to test certain components. Also BEFORE you disconnect any cables inside let the machine site unplugged or with the side power switch off for at...

Old - its actually some occasional comic relief on here to post in a thread you are commenting in. It take so very little to get your knickers in a twist and you shouting things your really know nothing about. Regardless mister fastener engineer..... I'm not going to argue with you further. I...

He is not talking about machine thread screws and bolts. Its a problem with DRILL point screws (not the same thing as self tapping screws but most do not really know this and use the terms interchangeably). Ever notice that when you remove a drill point screw that often times is gets stuck at...

That depends on whether you are the sort of shop that your customer comes back to in 3 to 5 years to get it re-wrapped. Primer 94 on 1100 screws..... :banghead: No thanks. Our customers come back and I'd rather not charge them more for the removal than the install because we have to scrub the...

With the full roof plus everything printed is an overlay that gets applied separate I'd be more like two full long days on that, especially once I add in the extra time to thoroughly clean the roof which you know is dirty as all get out....

Best wishes to get well soon and back in action J Hill!

You can order them directly from Bic! https://online.bicgraphic.com/cs/bg/index?ctrcd=US We order tons of promo stuff from them..... you will of course need to create an account if you do not have one. Being genuine Bic lighters they might be a little more expensive though but you get what...

Wasn't there a thread about this the other day? Regardless its slim chances of there being a bad print head but it can happen. Aside from that I'm not aware of really any online place selling print heads that warrants them in any way when the end user is installing it themselves. Most all places...

No clue how versaworks handles stuff but we always use RGB mode these days and always use RGB 0,0,0 for black. In design software CMYK has a crippled and limited gamut compared to RGB and also makes larger files.

I also agree with Fatcat, Vander, etc. Something I have said about latex before and I'll say it again.... while I agree that an ink technology like latex or something with no VOC's is likely the future solvent (full/eco/lite) are very very far from dead. There is a very good reason pretty much...

On pumps, ALWAYS get an original Mimaki OEM one. The aftermarket ones never last very long at all, often less than a month. I have personally seen this over a half a dozen times. For some reason an OEM original Mimaki pump just runs and runs for several years with no problem. I just looked at...