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  1. valuejet banding, ever seen this?

    Hello eveyone Well, I did a damper change on 2 dampers and of course now I cant get the ink flowing in those 2 lines... I did a little charge (twice) as Stealth Rider was kind enough to recommend but to no avail. Tried syringing from the tubes going to the waste tray but no help either. (its...
  2. valuejet banding, ever seen this?

    Thanks again Stealth Rider, Do you know of any adjustment I can mak on the cap to make it seal around the head better? As I mentioned it is a brand new maint station. I have never replaced the dampers so I will give it a try, the only thing I am unclear about on that procedure is how to get the...
  3. valuejet banding, ever seen this?

    oh sorry, It looks as though there is ink in the dampers but how can i tell if there is some clogging going on? The machine is an 08 model thanks again
  4. valuejet banding, ever seen this?

    Thanks Stealth Rider, I have a long time problem with the head capping and have replaced the entire maintenance station. But I still cannot get it to do a cleaning correctly as no ink makes it down to the waste tray during cleaning. I am using oem inks. I have tried cleaning all around cap and...
  5. valuejet banding, ever seen this?

    A very nice gentleman at Mutoh said it could possibly be dampers need changing. Has anyone experienced this and fixed it with a damper change? thanks
  6. valuejet banding, ever seen this?

    Thanks Malkin, it seems that way to me too, but why would it lay down plenty of ink for a half inch and then just stop laying down that same amount from there on?
  7. valuejet banding, ever seen this?

    Hello everyone, was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to pass along their wisdom on this problem I am having with my 1204. I think I have tried just about everything I can think of or have heard of. Have tried these fixes so far but has not worked: 1 cleaned encoder strip 2 messed with...
  8. valuejet ink problem?

    thanks again guys but still no luck. did a head soak, but all that did was cause a new problem... now my cyan is printing a pink color and when i do a nozzle check, hardly none of the cyan shows up. I did remove the cap and disconnected tubes and ran fluid thru them and they seem to be...
  9. valuejet ink problem?

    Thanks alot for all advice. I have done a cleaning on most of the maint. station including the cap and drain tubes. My test print does have some nozzles missing on magenta and cyan whick is the colors i am having problems with. I also have tried using a syringe to draw ink from the drain lines...
  10. valuejet ink problem?

    o.k. it appears that the drain tubes are clear. I cleand the cap very well, but hard to know if it is deformed, but it looks straight to me. I am not sure how to see the head. (can you let me know what I have to do to be able to see the print head, as it is aimed straight down) sorry, I know...
  11. valuejet ink problem?

    Thanks artbot, I am sorry but I failed to mention that I also am having a problem with perhaps the pump. Because when I do a cleaning cycle there is no ink feeding into the waste tray. Not sure if these 2 problems are related... Does this info at all change your reply to me? thanks again
  12. valuejet ink problem?

    can anyone offer your advice? thanks
  13. valuejet ink problem?

    Hi everyone, Anyone ever have this problem? I am getting very bad banding problem with only 2 colors when printing... weirdly enough it just happens to be the 2 cartridges (cyan,magenta) that have been in the printer the longest. The 2 cartridges that I recently replaced (black,yellow) are...
  14. what laminate for big squeegee?

    Was wondering if anyone would share their thoughts on a laminate to use with the big squeegee that has a thicker backing paper rather than the paper on oracal that i have been using. (too thin and gets caught under the squeegee:banghead:) thanks alot
  15. Laminating with the Big Sqeegee

    Hey guys what in the world is FDC lam???? thanx
  16. Liftpod? what ya'll think?

    Saw this in the new Signcraft... Whould anybody buy this. I'm not too fond of working off ladders. I think I might like to try this... http://www.liftpod.com/en-US/Home.html
  17. high res batman pics?

    Hi everyone, Is it possible to find and purchase a high res pic of batman? trying to find something to cover a 7'x12' wall in my 5 year olds room. thanks so much for any info
  18. valuejet 1204 cleaning issue

    Thanks alot guys. I'll give these ideas a try tomorrow and let you know what comes of it. :thankyou:
  19. valuejet 1204 cleaning issue

    Thanks alot for your replies everyone. Compilla, the wiper and seal on capping station seem to look good and have tried running cleaner thru the cap several times even doing head soak by parking the head over the cap while full of cleaner. Is there a way to actually see how the head looks on...
  20. valuejet 1204 cleaning issue

    Hello everyone, Was wondering if anyone could please answer a quesstion about a valuejet 1204. When I do a cleaning, no ink comes out of the drain tubes leading to the waste tank. Does this mean that it isnt really performing a cleaning even though its going thru the motions? It seems to print...
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