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  • black text has fuzzy edge on my sp 540 is it static ?

    Posted by Kev Cringle on 15 July 2011 at 14:47

    Hi All
    The problem I’m having is when I’m printing heavy black text I’m not getting a crisp edge to the text its as if the print head has a bit of fluff under it and is scraping along the text well the ink is still wet , Ive done a head clean with solvent and a bud and Ive now even lifted the print head up but still not 100% Ive tried to change print mode etc as well I’m really wanting to print at 360×720 but it seems to be worse at that than it is at 720×720, after the 360×720 has 2 head passes and the 720.720 has 4 head passes, I’m thinking its maybe static? but if it is static whats the best way to reduce the static ?

    Regards
    Kev

    Kev Cringle replied 14 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • David McDonald

    Member
    16 July 2011 at 10:08

    Hi Kev

    We get the same on our RS640, it’s always just been fine fluff on the black plastic parts to the left and right of the print heads – even though the heads are clean. We just swab them off and then its OK.

    Cheers
    Macky

  • Kev Cringle

    Member
    16 July 2011 at 13:53

    Hi David
    I have checked that out before i posted and did as you say swabbed it although it was a bit better Ive now lifted the print heads and seems a bit better again and then i slowed the scan speed to 350 and that seemed to help the best , its as if the print head is a fraction out when it spays and shuts of again or a static thing maybe Ive been printing onto jac vinyl not sure if that’s anything to do with it but i doubt it to be honest ?

    Kev

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