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  • How long is "safe" to leave it without power? BN-20

    Posted by Scott Dee on August 3, 2016 at 4:03 pm

    Hi guy’s, quick question….
    How long is a safe time to leave a BN-20 without power?
    My power board has gone and it’s going to take a week to get it replaced :bangshead:
    Other than a little cleaning fluid in the cap top is there anything else I should do ❓

    Phill Fenton replied 7 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Phill Fenton

    Member
    August 3, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    I wouldn’t be happy to leave a solvent printer unused for more than 2or 3 days. You need to ensure a flow of ink every 3 days through the head to stop it drying up. If there is no power to achieve this I would use a syringe to pull the ink through every three days or so

  • Scott Dee

    Member
    August 3, 2016 at 10:03 pm

    Thanks for the reply Phil, when you say "pull" the ink, as in taken the line of the cart side and pushing the ink through?

  • Phill Fenton

    Member
    August 3, 2016 at 10:08 pm

    No I would do it after the print head – effectively sacking the ink through the heads.

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