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Looking for advice on umblocking a Roland FJ52 Solvent ink.
Hi Guys
Just bought a Roland FJ52 converted to solvent Ink,
It’s a lovely piece of kit with a proper solvent conversion from new with Digital read outs for both the back and front heaters,
As far as i can tell it’s got Epsom heads not sure which ones yet although I’ve been told that it was setup for using Eco-sol inks and is now using Lyson series 2000 solvent Inks,
Here’s what i think the main problem is with this machine
It’s been standing for a few months and i think the head’s are blocked with dried Ink
So my question is this, What should i use to help to remove the dried Ink And should I just pour it into the Ink system which are empty at the moment and let it run or will that cause more damage, I was hoping to just let it run through the printer, Leave it for a while and then run it through again, Until everything was running clear, Then load it with ink and try a test run
Or should I start to strip out the heads and do a clean using a syringe and some tubing,
Also What cleaner should i use for doing this
Another forum member as sent me the workshop manual and offered to help out via Pm’s and emails, And that’s Great I really appreciate Their help, But I don’t want to make a pest of myself so I’m looking for any additional help from the group. Thanks Guys Ray:) -
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I have a working model fj52
still printing well.
assuming yours still powers up and does a head clean your problem starts with the feeder tubes if they contain no ink. Dried ink here is difficult to remove. above the heads are the ink reservoirs. If they are half full with ink then your tubes should be ok. below the heads are two pumps linked to the docking station. seperate one tube from the docking station, make sure the heads are reseated, and use a spare piece of tube and a hypo syringe to pull ink through the head. check inside the head caps to see which colours are coming thru (or not as the case may be). Repeat with other tube.
If no ink comes thru your heads are blocked or starved of ink.
Heads fail after 6-12 months so this may be part of the problem.
spares from
http://www.digiprint-supplies.comprinting epson heads with no ink will destroy them.
Heads are about £100 each.
you may have electrical problems as well so go carefully on what you buy. However I would not try to print unless you have ink coming thru the heads. I have a pdf engineers manual somewherehttp://www.itlgb.com/
will keep you right on inks , solvent cleaner etc
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Hi Ray I am wondering if you have you been able to fix this?
If you need some help just let us know.
Joe
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