Hey Mike, can the captop be the issue when just a couple of channels are missing completely from the test print while all other channels are totally clean?
@@reprint217 OK - thanks for the feedback Mike. It seems I'm replacing captops on my vs 540 every 3 months - and even when I replace them it's hard to get a full nozzle print again - I've tried and tried to adjust the cap top placement on the head - it doesn't seem to do much. My ink pump still pulls ink - but I'm thinking it might be weak and contributing to my excessive cap top replacements. My machine is 13 years old - and in great shape. I might look into replacing the pump. The captops are getting expensive. I've never used aftermarket parts or inks.
Hey Mike, can the captop be the issue when just a couple of channels are missing completely from the test print while all other channels are totally clean?
Thanks Mike!
My pleasure
Hey Mike- I know the captops are important to seal for the pump to pull the ink - but have you ever replaced an ink pump ?? do they ever go bad ?
They most definitely do go bad, not as often as other parts but have replaced dozens of them.
@@reprint217 OK - thanks for the feedback Mike. It seems I'm replacing captops on my vs 540 every 3 months - and even when I replace them it's hard to get a full nozzle print again - I've tried and tried to adjust the cap top placement on the head - it doesn't seem to do much. My ink pump still pulls ink - but I'm thinking it might be weak and contributing to my excessive cap top replacements. My machine is 13 years old - and in great shape. I might look into replacing the pump. The captops are getting expensive. I've never used aftermarket parts or inks.