Taylor Made Print
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just wondered if anyone had ever risked it and if so how did it hold up?
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Has anybody ever bought a print head from somewhere like ali baba?
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the "cheapest" printhead we have tried is from https://us.digiprint-supplies.com/en
so far they are about 75% success rate on a print head being quality
so far they are about 75% success rate on a print head being quality
hybriddesign
owner Hybrid Design
I would just suggest you really know exactly what you need and what you're doing if buying from Alibaba. You'll likely get exactly what they advertise they are going to send you but sometimes it's pretty easy to order the wrong thing. If it's an Epson head I'd prob advise finding it domestically as it won't be much more and you'll get support. We ship in a ton from overseas but it's easy to screw up and you're not going to get a refund or much support if you screw up.
TD Digital
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Digiprint supplies and Alibaba have less than A grade printheads. Nothing wrong with them but they are not perfect and may have some minor jetting issues. I have several Gen5 available direct from Ricoh if anyone needs the Gen 5
chester215
Just call me Chester.
We tried buying HP latex printer print heads when HP stopped producing them.
From what I remember about 75% + were bad. They were cheap enough at the time that it was worth a shot.
I don't think I would take a chance with a more expensive print head.
From what I remember about 75% + were bad. They were cheap enough at the time that it was worth a shot.
I don't think I would take a chance with a more expensive print head.
Taylor Made Print
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Thanks all, very interesting!
Ill be looking at a print head for a mimaki jv150-130 which i believe is the dx7 head - M015372.
Ill be looking at a print head for a mimaki jv150-130 which i believe is the dx7 head - M015372.
Taylor Made Print
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part number - M015372 i think this is the dx7. i need it for a mimaki jv150-130
Taylor Made Print
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Signarama Jockey
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It is such a big gamble. I don't know if I'd risk it.
spb
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The DX4 lasted at least six months up to when I sold the SP-300V. I also bought a DX7 in November for a VS-300i and it's been working since then, so about four months and counting
sign-in-china.com is now sign-in-global.com.
It is absolutely a gamble because if you get something and it has an issue, you might be out of luck. Don't know because I haven't run into any issues.
Zoogee World
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From personal experience, I'd say stay away, as we received a damage one and they refused to help us with an exchange and would only give a small refund, far from what we paid. It might suck to pay the proper higher price, but the quality and peace of mind is worth the extra cost from the dealer or more reputable sellers.
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was the damaged one from sign-in-china?
Zoogee World
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spb
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I don't think i've seen anyone have a bad experience with sign-in-china/sign-in-global. I have read about some bad experiences with other places, though, doing things like selling used or broken printheads
Zoogee World
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Exactly. I get a lot of my wear and tear parts from them on a usual basis and have only had minor issues once, but that's the gamble you take going cheaper, however, with the SP-300V's, not many places carry parts anymore. I even buy some of my parts for our newer machines from them, but there are still parts we buy directly from our local dealer.
If they are suspiciously cheap ( like half the price ) or are sold as refurbished, then they are a scam. You will be sent an old non or partly working head, and have zero chance of getting a refund from them.
Nobody is selling new epson heads for less than the trade price for new ones.
There are genuine sellers on there, but for the sake of a couple of hundred dollars, just get one from your local supplier who will stand by what they sell
Nobody is selling new epson heads for less than the trade price for new ones.
There are genuine sellers on there, but for the sake of a couple of hundred dollars, just get one from your local supplier who will stand by what they sell
Can you explain to us the full process of how you 'restore' these printheads along with photographic proof please
