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JFX200 Printhead

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bjt140

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Looks like I need a new jfx200 print head very soon. Does anyone have any advice on where to get one? I've seen sellers posting them from $1800-4000, China vs America and not sure which ones are trustworthy etc.

Would probably need a tech for install too.

Thanks for any help/advice available.
 
Doc Zoom

Doc Zoom

Doc Zoom
I found an outfit in China that is selling them for around $2200. Plan on ordering tomorrow. I opted to pay with PayPal which cost a little more, but I wanted some protection just in case! Beats the crap out of $3750!
 
Solventinkjet

Solventinkjet

DIY Printer Fixing Guide
Doc Zoom said:
I found an outfit in China that is selling them for around $2200. Plan on ordering tomorrow. I opted to pay with PayPal which cost a little more, but I wanted some protection just in case! Beats the crap out of $3750!
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Have you ever replaced this print head before? It's not as straight forward as Epson based printers so just be aware. It's always a hard choice when prices are this high. I have a customer who used to buy JFX200 heads from us and we would install them. He had one go bad within days and we were able to place a 90 day warranty call and got him a new head for free. He now buys the heads from overseas and we install them. He currently has a bad head and we can't do a thing for him and the supplier won't return his calls. So $2200 is a great deal when it works out but sometimes it doesn't and it can get ugly.
 
Solventinkjet

Solventinkjet

DIY Printer Fixing Guide
Doc Zoom said:
So VanderJ, what do you charge?
Thanks,
Greg
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We charge list price from Mimaki USA as a dealer which is right around the $3750 you were quoted. We don't sell this particular head directly to customers without installing it ourselves but probably will in the future. I don't blame you for wanting to save money especially when you see the major difference between list price and China price. It's hard to justify a $1500 dollar difference and a service call charge to gain a 90 day warranty.
 
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