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Need Help Roland VP540 new print heads but blue not printing correct
- Thread starter Flippnswtichez
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Flippnswtichez
New Member
Man, I stumped. Any suggestions at all out there?
MikePatterson
Head bathroom cleaner.
Looks like something might have brushed the head face and clogged the nozzles. Try a head soak and then pull ink from the captop with a syringe.
Flippnswtichez
New Member
I have tried the syringe and a head soak for a few hours. Maybe a 24hr soak?
This is my first machine so I far from an expert. I found it odd that the dropped lines are ALWAYS exactly the same on a test print. So I thought maybe I was missing something.
Flippnswtichez
New Member
So I have done several powerful cleaning. Tried pulling ink threw and a head soak. And still have the exact same results. Any more ideas on what I can try?
Jim Hancock
Old School Technician
Are the caps you replaced Roland OEM caps? If not, try swapping the magenta and cyan caps and see what happens. Aftermarket caps are very hit and miss.
MikePatterson
Head bathroom cleaner.
I hate to say it but the C head is probably toast even though it is new. Something damaged the face and you are not going to recover it.
Keep in mind some things about the clean. Normal Clean uses the ink in just the head, Medium Clean uses the ink in the head and the damper, Powerful Clean uses the ink in all the above and the ink lines. There isnt anything special that one does more than another, other than use more ink.
Keep in mind some things about the clean. Normal Clean uses the ink in just the head, Medium Clean uses the ink in the head and the damper, Powerful Clean uses the ink in all the above and the ink lines. There isnt anything special that one does more than another, other than use more ink.
Flippnswtichez
New Member
They are OEM caps. Originally they weren't, So I bought OEM and nothing changed.
Flippnswtichez
New Member
Man, I hope not. Nothing appears damaged on it. There isn't any marking or anything on it.
Solventinkjet
DIY Printer Fixing Guide
When you pull with a syringe from the Cyan cap while the head is capped, does ink flow into the syringe?
Flippnswtichez
New Member
Ink is pulling with any cap I have used. I tried an amazon one, an oem, and swapped one from magenta. When it prints it is always the exact same lines that are dropped out.
Flippnswtichez
New Member
Solventinkjet
DIY Printer Fixing Guide
If ink is flowing and the same nozzles don't fire, usually that means they are clogged or damaged unfortunately.
Flippnswtichez
New Member
Man, I am really hoping that the head is not damaged and I am out 700 bucks :-/ I was hoping that it was because it was a new print head.
MikePatterson
Head bathroom cleaner.
Grasping at straws here but you could try swapping the printhead cables from another head and see if it is that. 99% of the time though if a cable is bad the head wont fire or just runs wide open.
Flippnswtichez
New Member
Thank you, I appreciate the idea. I actually did try that I was thinking along the same lines and still no luck. :-/