Mimaki jv3-160s

[ironchef]

A friend brought over a jv3 today for me to play with, has some head issues, hasn't been used for like 6 months or more. When I took off the Bordeaux ink cartridge, I can see it's a hott sticky mess in there. Ink must have spilled out due to the miami heat. I'm scared I won't be able to get it operational again

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[Z SIGNS]

Don't be scared..It's not healthy.
It's only a machine.A bunch of different components assembled into a thing that prints.They are not that complicated.If you have the time and are a little handy (know which end of screwdriver to use)and know basic diag, you can learn how to get em going.Depends on how much effort you want to put into it.If you are set on getting it going my advice would be to dive into it and keep bangin at it.Get the service manual and learn all there is to know about that machine and printers in general.In short "find out what makes it tick" Lot's of info on this site.
Good luck getting it going
And where is Artbot?

 

[ironchef]

Lol thanks. I'm not that scared, I have no money into it. I have a mimaki cjv30 and getting into a hp 570. This jv3 is just a project /experiment. I'm hoping it's worth it to get it printing again.

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