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Roland versacamm service and still have printing problems
Hi guys just had my roland versacamm sp300i serviced today and still having the same problems, the tech changed the wipers, caps ect and it was given a manuel clean but i’m still getting blurry prints, with little hard bits of ink on media, the engineer put the problem down to dust and static on the roll of media , i have now opened a box of brand new media and i’m having the same problem, i have tried loads of different profiles with no difference , the only time i can get a half decent print is when i use some old gloss photo paper and use the glossy paper profile, is there anything i can use to get rid of the static ? its driving me mad , spend over £500 this week and still can’t get a good print, any advice welcome
Many thanks
Danny
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what make of media and typeKev
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Hi i’m using a grafity p gloss vinyl which came with the printer, not sure of the model name and Ri jet 75pe white polymeric vinyl , i have tried using a grafity p and md5-100 profile but with no joy
Danny
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Does changing the heater temps make any difference Dan?
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Hi no really, i’m using 40 and 45 heat setting if i mess about with my profile settings i get a slightly better print but still good enough
Danny
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What quality print are you printing at
Kev
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I’m using the standard settings with the md5-100 profile i thinks its 720 but i have tried high quality before my service and was getting the same problems
Danny
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try tweaking the heat down
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I have to agree it looks like the vinyl is contaminated. Perhaps you have a bad batch of vinyl or it’s being contaminated by handling. DO you have an alternative brand you could try?
I find when handling rolls of vinyl, the first foot or so of print is usually contaminated by handling. Rather than waste this vinyl every time, I use a clean cloth and Isopropyl alcohol to clean down the exposed vinyl before printing.
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Hi guys i have two different vinyls so find it hard to believe its the dust and static problem, i have even cut off a metre off the roll which made no difference , but i have had a little better results when printing in high quality and turning down the heat which fixs the first picture but not second , will i use loads more ink by allways printing in high quality ? , also i have noticed the times when i have the hard ink is when i use some of the roland spot colours in adobe illustrator
Danny
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Hi Danny,
Can you post a photo of the head test print ?
Just to check the state they are in.I have an sp540 and my head test print isn’t good. I get lines a little like that on your 2nd picture.
I plan to have the heads changed this month, however as I need to get work out before they are done I use the high glossy white photo paper profile in high quality.It takes a hell of a lot more time to print but the result is great.
As for your first picture I had same sort of result that was solved with a little more heat. -
As said, 100% it’s dust contamination. You can even see the ink pooling round the bits of fluff!
Always going to be worse on areas of heavy ink coverage.Avoid storing rolls direct on floor, lose the first foot or so or do as Phil, wipe it off.
Also check preheat and drying temps are high enough and maybe increase passes to limit pooling by giving it a chance to dry a little more.
Dave
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Danny have you tried cleaning the clamp bar – Media could be picking up dust from under there. ve been caught out by that one in the past.
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cheers for the replys i will give all those things a go
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Check the sheet cut knife holder paper fluff can collect there and drop on print.
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