I'm trying my best to avoid the stewpot! A month into the gig and I've already got 3 heads replaced, a bearing plate replaced, and fresh metal shavings on my prints.
Running Seiko Colorpainter 64s, Onyx 6.5 with WinXP..
The guys are making jokes about how I broke the machine, but I was told that my predecessor NEVER cleaned it (caps, wipers, NADA), and when I ask about the crunchy noise that I keep hearing "oh, that's normal". Metal shavings came almost immediately after the plate was replaced. I called the tech back out but had to take care of a job while the CO's supervised, after I returned I was told to "just vacuum it if there's any more, and let me know."... Thankfully, there's been no more shavings.
So to combat this apparent circling of the drain for the poor printer: Can I oil the bearing track if I'm extremely careful?
Should I try upgrading to Onyx 7 (my greys require TONS of tweaking, wasting time and supplies) and how would I even begin to attempt this feat?