has anyone ever done a PC600 Print Head Change?

[Robert Lambie]

to be honest mate its not that hard… but! i would still recommend getting someone to do it. at least that way you have someone to blame if it goes wrong 😉
remove the cover and if you have it take some digital pictures and print them off. its dead easy to forget how it looked or where bits go after five minutes of footering about. i cant remember any special tools but alen key set and small electrical screw driver set, ide have handy.

a tip: turn the mains off first 😮 😉

[John Singh]

Now that’s a darn good tip about taking pictures
especially with the digital

Half the problem with reassembly is: ” Now which way round did this go?”

Gotta remember that one

John

[Phill Fenton]

Mechanicaly, changing the print head is very easy. You just note how it all comes apart – then fit the new head on in reverse order. Takes about 1/2 hour if you’ve never done one before.

However.. there are some setup procedures to go through before the new head will works at its best. I recently changed a head myself but discovered the print quality was not as good as before. I contacted an engineer who came out and set up the machine correctly and this made a huge difference to the print quality.

If you’re going to do it yourself, make sure you find out how to set up the new head correctly for best print results and head life 😀

[Robert Lambie]

quote rightsigns:

However.. there are some setup procedures to go through before the new head will works at its best. I recently changed a head myself but discovered the print quality was not as good as before. I contacted an engineer who came out and set up the machine correctly and this made a huge difference to the print quality.

yep.. i agree… thats were the biggest problem comes in.

[DLG]

Thanks for comments will try to do it myself.
Any ideas about current price of new print head from Roland.
Thanks again

[Robert Lambie]

i cant rememeber the price these days mate. not cheap though couple of hundred i think. but maybe less nowadays.
if you have 200 old cartridges and you send them back to roland. they will send you a print head free!

[Gordon Forbes]

U gotta download the correct firmware after changing it

[Mike Fear]

Did the head on mine a couple of weeks back, head was about £175 plus VAT and P&P.

Also order the voltage measuring tool ( a couple of pounds ) and get some cleaning strips as well to replace the old ones.

I was lucky as the new head was approx the same voltage as the old one, so I didnt need to bother resetting it ( Roland confirmed there was no reason to ) – only thing to check is that you follow the manuals instructions on getting the new head positioned correctly etc…

Was dead easy, took no time and a lot cheaper than getting the egineer out.