I have a clogged capping station on the cmyk side, this is after only 2 weeks after getting my anajet back for the factory. this unit only has 200 prints on it, is there a service wright up on how to replace? please help
sorry but where is the capping station exactly.
We re having probs with white tube 5 and 7 i cant even get rid of the clog with the cleaning fluid. Iv tried the headclean with cleaning fluid about 10 times. the white ink remains and i dont want to waste more ink and time than i already have.
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you gonna need to use syringe for the white ink prob. got take off top on print head area unscrew the thing and start sucking, oh it dirty, pain, and you will just love it Ha.. they got video tutorial when you log in on Anajet website on how to do it ...
I personally get rid of my machine at this point for a Brother amen
sorry but where is the capping station exactly.
We re having probs with white tube 5 and 7 i cant even get rid of the clog with the cleaning fluid. Iv tried the headclean with cleaning fluid about 10 times. the white ink remains and i dont want to waste more ink and time than i already have.
Cap station(or maintenace area) is where the head parks on the right side. Regarding your clog, Your next step would be to replace ink with cleaning fluid, pull the top off of the head carrage, pull out the dampers and rinse them out with warm distilled water and fluid. flush both directions in the dampers, till you see clarity. Re- install the dampers and flush the entire ink path. If you do the purge(in the driver) and print this on the platten, you'll be able to see if all your lines are clear. If not, do a charge and let sit for a while, do the puge by channel and focus on the channels that are blocked. Once you have all jets fireing, you can then re-introduce your ink. Learn, more about your capping station and how to keep it clean, this will help you. Check out the videos on the Anajet site.
Ian
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I have a clogged capping station on the cmyk side, this is after only 2 weeks after getting my anajet back for the factory. this unit only has 200 prints on it, is there a service wright up on how to replace? please help
Ken
Ken,
I don't think that Anajet considers the capping station something that can be replaced by the user. Some parts they allow the users to replace and others require a trained, authorized tech. You should call Anajet and ask them if this is the case for the capping station.
Our anajet supplier told me to first take out the clogged tube from the cartridge side and try to probe it with a needle and if that wouldnt work to indeed take out the tube from the printhead side and suck out the dry parts with a syringe. But im not trained to do this so i expect the service i paid for to kick in and out tech support to do this (is this covered?) i did all that was expected as maintenance goes. the cloggin was due to no warning from an empty grey cartdrige... what would you guys suggest?
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ran in that issue when had white ink, ink was literally baked in there so badly, that lines had to be changed, I was able to do it but took over an hour, very messy but can be done...
I aint most technical person and I did it.... Some situations, Anajet will ask you to send machine to them, but if company you bought it from is near you, they are obligated to fix it in 1 year time for free, if they give you sh8t about it, tell them,"ok I will call lease company to pick up because won;t pay for it" that worked for me twice Ha"
Shanti, Depending on the contract you have with your supplier(you're in Europe?), you may or may not have the luxury of having a tech come to you or be able to take to their location. It is a good idea to become familliar with these type of tasks. I know the website does have a video that shows how to get at the area you need to get at. I would be careful about "probing" this end of the tubing. There is a little brass piece that stiffens up the tube where it inserts into the back of the needle that could easily be pushed way into the tubing making it hard to retrieve. If you can pull this out first, you can soak in fluid and make sure you have flow into the offending tube so you can leave some cleaning fluid in there to disolve any plaque or pigment settlement.
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The capping station, pump assembly, dampers/cartridges and printheads are all consumables of all direct to garment printers (sort of like tires, oil and fule filters on cars). It is a good idea to get comfortable with their function, maintenance and replacement. That being said, clogging in the CMYK side of a capping station is unusual - have you checked the tube leading out of the capping station to see if it is pinched?
Recently, new idea of repair capping station is here. Instead of change whole capping station (very expensive) Just change rubber parts and clean the hose. I will post picture later. Epson 1800-2400 is available. It is not promoting my product (I am so worry about this. I am not selling these yet) it is information to who use Epson desk top small format Engine users.
well seems that it was the black rubber tubes were they come out and go back into a reducer section (why)
seems a big blob of ink clogged me up. I was lucky I spotted this or it will definitely have locked up my 4 cmyk lines , my white starts to clog after only 3 days !
can I add some cleanning fluid to the white and thin it out a bit?
".......... my white starts to clog after only 3 days !
can I add some cleanning fluid to the white and thin it out a bit?
hope this helps others
Ken
Hi Ken,
If you have to let it sit or not print white for a few days, One thing that works for me is to backflush the white. You use a syringe of CF or my favorite distilled water to flush back toward the carts (not all the way) just to fill the lines. clean out the dampers and fill with your choice of CF and you can let it sit for a few days. If you print CMYK over this time, you will see the white creep towards the head or all the way with a clean or two. The TO settling in the damper is probably the biggest issue. Think of it as your salad dressing separating with all your solids (TO) at the bottom next to your heads!
Ian
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so you have to open the head and remove the dampers then backflush or do you use the capping station lines?
Yes, dampers.
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wow what a pain in the a$$ this is
The best option is if white is in the lines then print to make money, samples or specs. If you have to walk away for a few days, or a weekend, then you HAVE to do your 10-15 minutes of maintenance anyway you can do this or do auto head cleans (which I dispise), and you'll use waste less ink. It's just an option other than the purge.
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