Digital BW, The Print

Jason,

This is happening with multiple images.

I thought of a driver reinstall but the more I study the problem the more it
seems like a printer/mechanical problem. Although the lines vary in spacing
they are dead on straight and parallel. The output is fine except for the
lines. And it seems to be getting worse.

Plus my other 3000 works fine with the same cpu/driver/cable.

I really wonder if it may be the death knell for the printhead??

Rick

From: "Jason DeFontes" <jason@...>
Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 09:43:44 -0400
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Black Lines (not banding) on 3000 - HELP


Rick,

Is this happening with one particular image, or with everything? There have
been a couple of reports of mystery problems with Piezo that were only
solved by starting over with a fresh scan of the image.

-Jason

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ricm95901 [mailto:rmurai@...]
> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 3:10 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Black Lines (not banding) on 3000 - HELP
>
>
> One of my 3000s has developed a black striping problem. This
> may have been discussed in the past but I did a search and
> found nothing.
>
> I'm getting an unevenly spaced, intermittent dark black line that
> starts within the image and extends into and beyond the left
> border. It's being printed slightly in front of the actual printing
> area. The output will be fine for an inch or so and then the
> intermittent black line will kick in anywhere from a single line to
> an inch or so and then disappear.
>
> Other than the black striping the output is fine as are the nozzle
> checks, head alignment, etc. I thought maybe it was a dirty head
> so I did an under the head cleaning/blotted the ink pads several
> times but it looks as if the lines are sharply defined, linear nozzle
> bursts vs. smears.
>
> I'm running Piezo/MIS FS with EAM and PRS and the tension
> lever in the + position. It's been fine up until now.
>
> Could this be the beginng of the end for the print head?
>
> Any ideas?
>
> By the way - does anyone know what the black lever on the right
> hand side of the print head is?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick Murai



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