Anyone else get Banding issues

[Dave271069]

with the Ricoh sg3110dn ? Before i contact sawgrass but dont know what thy can do to be honest as ive done all the normal checks etc, im still getting bad banding on my ricoh, so much now that ive stopped using it and its fit for the bin!

[logobear]

have you put a sheet of thick card through, or better still, blotting paper if you can get it.
Alternatively, sprey a page of card with green windowleen and print a blank page onto it, cleans out all inkjet ink buildup, then run a few sheets of clean paper through to dry and clean it off.
Learn't this trick from Epsom wide format engineers who used windowleen to clean off ink buildup off everything.
No liability accepted for bad advice, but i would do it to mine.
P

[Dave271069]

Cheers got nothing to loose as its just sitting here doing nothing, Thank god for Epson is all i can say! Kept my old one!

[logobear]

I had the reverse impression, had heaps of hassle with my Epson, and never a spot of bother with the Ricoh.....
On the Ricoh there are progresively stronger power cleans in one of the sub menues, each pushing out more ink under greater pressure, have you discovered them ?

[bms]

Cheers got nothing to loose as its just sitting here doing nothing, Thank god for Epson is all i can say! Kept my old one!

I'd hesitate to say you've nothing to loose. You may loose your Sawgrass warranty backup if you start going down the route of home made cleaning processes. Best advice would be to contact your supplier of the printer and inks with an image of the problem, serial numbers of your printer, date bought, batch numbers of the cartridges and whether you are using PowerDriver or not. They can then start to work out the problem and get it resolved for you.

[pisquee]

Epson engineers also use cheap vodka for cleaning, but there is a strictness about the alcohol content allowable - too high and you'll damage the printhead.

[JackB]

Epson engineers also use cheap vodka for cleaning, but there is a strictness about the alcohol content allowable - too high and you'll damage the printhead.

And if it's that cheap imported vodka you could end up blind printing.

Jack

[Paul]

I am sorry Jack, but you say you can get blind of imported vodka?? where from?? Poland? Russia?
Only ONE vodka can make you blind and I am sorry but this is english vodka from supermarket trust me, i know a bit about this subject

[Dave271069]

Right then guys im on my third bottle of vodka, and guess what? IVE STILLL GOT BANDING........

[John G]

Have you got a second laptop or computer - try a fresh install on a different computer and follow it to the letter. Worth a try.