Roland TrueVIS VG2: Four Ink Path Parts and When Each Fails
Nov 6, 2026 · 12 min readThe Roland TrueVIS VG2 has four wear parts between the ink pouch and the nozzle plate: cap top, damper, wiper, cleaner pad. Each one fails with a different sign
Read MoreRagged Media Cut: What to Check Before Replacing the Blade
Nov 6, 2026 · 7 min readA ragged cut on a print and cut machine is rarely the blade. Run one test square, read the backing instead of the edge, then work the list from the free checks
Read MoreNew Printhead Prints Faint: Check the Rank and Voltage First
Nov 4, 2026 · 11 min readA new printhead that prints a clean nozzle check and a faint image is usually running on the old head's voltage. Check the five digit ID label on the side of th
Read MoreHow to Read Ghosting Direction on a Wide Format Printer
Nov 3, 2026 · 9 min readGhosting rarely means a dead printhead. It shows up as a second edge on text and lines, and a clean nozzle check does not rule it out. Read the offset direction
Read MoreRoland XF-640 Heaters: What Each of the Three Zones Does
Oct 28, 2026 · 7 min readThree heater zones on a Roland XF-640 do three different jobs, and the setpoint ranges are narrow on purpose. Here is what the preheater, the print heater and t
Read MoreInk Pooling Under the Printhead: Which Part Is Actually Leaking?
Oct 27, 2026 · 7 min readInk on the printhead nose is usually not a dead printhead. Clean the nozzle plate, park the carriage, and then read when the drip comes back: while idle, mid pr
Read MoreHow to Build a Mutoh VJ-1624 Spare Parts Kit
Oct 25, 2026 · 11 min readBuy for the failure your VJ-1624 actually has, not for a catalog page. The head is shared across three models, the dampers cross even wider, and a hardened cap
Read MoreWhich Parts Fit a Mimaki JV300 or a Roland XR-640? How to Build Your Own Cross Reference Instead of Borrowing One
Oct 22, 2026 · 9 min readSearching by printer model is the slowest way to buy a part. This guide shows how to read a machine plate, decode what the old part actually says, ask a supplie
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