Roland Noob - Avoidable Problems

[Squidrax]

New Roland user here ... VS 540i with white and metallic configuration.
In love with this machine !!

Of course, we began intensive study on potential problems online and we
totally jam our tech with questions when we can.

Still, we have experienced a couple avoidable problems, if only we had known.

1) We agitate our metallic and white ink, however nobody told us to print them
every week or the head would clog. Guess We shoulda guessed. Big issue.
Got the print head replaced and color caps replaced under warranty.

2) During auto clean over a weekend we had a head crash on media we left in.
Mangled a spring on the felt cleaner assembly and, even worse, left the head off
the pad for at least a day. Very bad. Luckily no head clog on this one.
Tech advised to not leave any media loaded overnight.
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What other things have you learned the hard way ... things that, perhaps nobody
told you about. Understood, problems come up but I don't want anything sneaking up on me
like this again.

Thanks

-Squid-

 

[oksigns]

Geez you will not make those mistakes again.. I was in your shoes for a little while so I feel your pain.

Your plotter blade, make sure you use the right amount of extension of the blade or else you will break the tip and very soon replace the cutting strip. Same with the cutting force.. only use as much as needed and you will extend the life of the blade and strip.

In between heavy runs(your mileage may vary), it doesn't hurt to use the maintenance cleaning routine to visually check the heads for gunk buildup. When the routine is over, your printer will do a normal clean cycle for you and it will be fresh for the next job.

Make sure the media roll is tied down.

Media clamps help prevent head strikes on the leading edges of the media. especially if you are using high heat