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  Help with Versacamm please ?

  Posted by Carl Slater on 2 December 2016 at 12:05

  Hi I have a Versacamm Sp300i bought new 2 years ago it has not had loads of use but does print each week and cleaned at least every month or two , but having trouble with black prints causing banding unless I use the high quality setting , but I am trying to to print small 50mm decals with text 4mm high and is coming out a bit fuzzy , the test print is looking iffy on the black …. I have tried cleaning with the swab fluid and in the settings but still the same .
  Should I use the cleaning cartridge to flush the black and if so how do I do that ?

  Any help advice much appreciated Carl

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  Stafford Cox replied 9 years ago 4 Members · 7 Replies
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  Robert Lambie

  Member

  2 December 2016 at 12:28

  You really should be giving it an end of every week general clean for weekend shutdown.

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  Carl Slater

  Member

  2 December 2016 at 12:33

  I was told once a month , but any advice on resolving issue do i need to flush it ?

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  Phill Fenton

  Member

  2 December 2016 at 13:57

  I don’t think flushing it would help much. I would try soaking the head in cleaning fluid overnight then see what the test print is like

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  Carl Slater

  Member

  2 December 2016 at 16:36

  Are you suggesting I remove them ? not sure how to soak otherwise as upside down ? can I gently press a cleaning swab full of fluid onto them to soak ?

  Regards Carl

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  Phill Fenton

  Member

  2 December 2016 at 17:05

  You need to clamp the outlet tubes then fill the capping stations with fluid. You should have a tool that allows you to wind the capping station down while the printer is switched off then wind it back up again to soak the heads.

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  Phill Fenton

  Member

  2 December 2016 at 17:17

  The procedure is shown here:-
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzzI1t2mdDM

  The older machines (like I have) has a different method for unlocking the head – as mentioned above you need to use a special tool (It’s a thin hollow metal tube flattened at one end – about the size of a pencil) to wind the head down if you have the older machine

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  Stafford Cox

  Member

  7 December 2016 at 17:12

  The cleaning should definitely be done at LEAST once a week. However, I don’t think that’s your problem. At the moment I would say that head needs replacing. However, I would probably swap one of the caps over from another colour and give it a good few powerful cleans. If it starts to recover, great. You need to buy a new cap top. If not, I think it will be head time I’m afraid.

  Genuine Roland head is:
  1000002201 – £724.99 + VAT.

  Stafford

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