replacing my old anajet fp125 head with the new sprint head?

23spiderman said:

i have the older AnaJet FP125, and my printhead served me well for 2 years. I just replaced it with the newer (r1900) head, and this one is actually causing me some minor problems. so far, i'm able to print through it. we print darks with ease, but i also do a lot of maintenance that isn't taught in the training. it seems to me that DTG companies are petrified that their customers will do irreparable damage if allowed to touch the head, or use a syringe to pull ink through the lines, etc. and they are probably correct, BUT it would be impossible to keep my machine clean if i didn't do some of these things.

as for AnaJet not using Epson parts...just plain old BS. i love my AnaJet, and I've had great help from their tech support, but i laugh at them when they start saying those things. i just tell the tech, "i know you were trained to say this, but you and i both know this isn't true." so what they normally say now is that AnaJet has made some changes to the Epson head to better work in their system. i have no way of arguing this point, but i do know they use Epson parts.

btw, i use DuPont ink from DTGinks.com, and it works great; just the same as the AnaJet ink. hmmm, same ink? i do know that it smells a little different, and the pretreat smells a lot different, but it all works the same.

i will say this, if i keep having problems with my new printhead, and AnaJet doesn't help me by getting me a new one...these forums will hear a lot from me. everything we do hinges on the support we receive from our tech support departments.

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JOJO408 said:

Hi,

I am also thinking about replacing my old fp125 head with the new sprint head. Is that something you would recommend?

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23spiderman said:

Yes. Where you get it is up to you. The Teflon coating on the face of the head is nice, as the ink doesn't stick to it like on the old head. I haven't had any clogging problems with it so far.

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JOJO408 said:

I've spoken to two techs and heard 2 different things. One of them said there is no upgrade program for the old model to the sprint and the other says it is compatible and they do sell it. The ink head is pricey and I was wondering if you know another company that does sell the head for a lower price??

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23spiderman said:

All you're doing is buying the new head and imputing the printhead code in your Epson Adj Software. It's very easy to do. AnaJet wants around $800 but you could talk them down some. Dan with DTGinks.com has it for around $400-$500. AnaJet says they do something to the head to make it work better within their system, but outside of an electronic adjustment, I can't see any difference. I did go with AnaJet because I figured they'd stand behind it, but if they don't, well, you'll hear all about it. I'm trying to do right by AnaJet in the hopes they treat me the same...we'll see.

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23spiderman said:

It sounds to me like it's your head itself that has blockages. My old head, after 2 years, finally just wouldn't reliably print white ink, and that's why I switched to the newer head. Have you looked, with a mirror, at the face of your printhead to see if it's clean and free of dried ink? You can continue to soak the head with hot cleaning fluid, but it most likely won't free up.

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WholesalePrint said:

If you've had problems since day one then why are you buying another printer from the same company?

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Read the post more carefully. He is only considering the purchase of another head. Not another printer. Big difference between $500 & $15000.

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WholesalePrint said:

Actually the company selling the printer is at fault not the printhead maker because epson didn't design that head to be a garment printhead sorry. If the mechanics of the printer don't coincide with the appropriate way to handle the print head thats Anajets fault not Epson.

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