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I did ask about this whole ink thing!Our room is fairly climate controlled. Its between 65-75 degrees, the room has its own heating/cooling control panel. We know that the humidity will be around 25% on snowy/dry days and up to 40% during the wet season. The most I have ever seen it is 45% after reclaiming with the barrier curtains open...So, with that info, using the T9 for emulsion, it was their opinion that we were sitting pretty with the ink. If we were in a hotter more humid climate, then we would change inks.... Beyond the info I have read here and what I have gotten from M&R, that's the extent of my real knowledge...Remember, we are also not getting clean edges. Its primarily the "Leading Edge" of the image where it happens, so the first nozzle spray on that side..... it usually is cleaner after that - not always and no rhyme or reason we can see.So, if the ink is reacting to static or a very narrow window of humidity..... wrawrrr.... so frustrating....I just want the damn thing running clean again.
Is this anyone of the M&R machines? You don't need to tell me who if any other brand. I' just curious to see if it's an M&R. To hear that there is yet another, would be just so odd to hear about it. If it's more than a few freak happenings, then It's possible that is was something that just started popping up near the end of my working there, but before that, I had only one experience with it and Colin's is the 2nd (almost two years later). This would but the crap outta me to figure it out again. Perhaps the answer was a head board. (I know I was told to replaced the head board there at that shop. but I don't remember if that solved it or we needed to move on to something else. My thoughts the whole time was that it was related to the firing voltage but I'm human so I could have been wrong and it was a new issues. We didn't really know what direction to go in at the time. So maybe they found what was happening with it after I left. eventually, they would, but again, never heard of it happening again till Colin posted.
Quote from: Dottonedan on February 24, 2018, 07:30:35 PMIs this anyone of the M&R machines? You don't need to tell me who if any other brand. I' just curious to see if it's an M&R. To hear that there is yet another, would be just so odd to hear about it. If it's more than a few freak happenings, then It's possible that is was something that just started popping up near the end of my working there, but before that, I had only one experience with it and Colin's is the 2nd (almost two years later). This would but the crap outta me to figure it out again. Perhaps the answer was a head board. (I know I was told to replaced the head board there at that shop. but I don't remember if that solved it or we needed to move on to something else. My thoughts the whole time was that it was related to the firing voltage but I'm human so I could have been wrong and it was a new issues. We didn't really know what direction to go in at the time. So maybe they found what was happening with it after I left. eventually, they would, but again, never heard of it happening again till Colin posted.Not sure if this was related to my reply but if it was no we don`t run an M&R. Now what you are saying about the firing voltage sounds interesting. I`m curious to know what would effect the firing voltage. I think on our CTS we are talking about 11V DC that`s at least what`s written on the cartridges if I remember it right.
Morning Update:We have replaced the head board and done some tests. I don't think its done anything to improve our issues.I have attached a pic that actually is in focus!
I think we're barking up the right tree here. If the controller thinks the head is somewhere it isn't it could cause this, especially at the end of the carriage's travel where it's braking. Has M&R not sent a tech out to you?