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You cannot use 1300 for dtf. 

Maybe ink in some cables?

Your chip may not sit well on catridge or on chip reader.

18 hours ago, Helbe2 said:

Hello! 

I got a great deal on an Epson SureColor p6000 and would like to convert it to a DTF Printer... any help or advise would be greatly appreciated. 

Check if it have refillable catridges and resetter for catridges and maintaince tanks.

Also i would advise you to stay away from used ones. Cap mechanism and printhead is a bit troublemaker if someone messed with it beforehand.

On 6/23/2022 at 12:59 PM, Husain said:

Hi everyone, i have modified epson l1800 , my white ink printing looks greyish or bluish in color after printing on t shirt , using 100% white with 1440x1440 s, anyvody have any idea , is my ink not good or some other issue 

Shake your catridges and get 2-3 head cleanings, then print. Most likely your ink pigment is seperating.

I am using this with sublimation ink for diffirent purpose. 4900 have 11 carts, when you first open the printer always one of catridges throws error you pull it out and pull back it in. Some catridges dont sit in very well so i taped some chips to make sure they sit well.

since it is sublimation i use it at 720*720 double cmyk. This gives me 1 meter each 2 minutes. I can go down to 720*360 on acro then it gives 1 meter per minute but quality drops a bit.

I use refillable catridges with auto reset chips bought from china.

On 6/18/2022 at 6:26 PM, johnson4 said:

Thanks. I’ve already tested using oem chips on the aftermarket carts and it works well. I’ve also made a plan to refill the oem bags if needed and use the stock cartridges. I’ve bypassed the ink sensor in the cartridges.

 

my plan is to run machine with 6 channels. CMYKWW. This leaves me with 4 spare channels that can be anything, white or cmyk. Should be enough to get 12 months use out if it. 
 

printer speed and built in functions are worth the headache, it shouldn’t suffer any type of headstrike. One big reason it might have clogging issues is there aren’t any filters in the cartridges. I’ll also test a filter in one of my aftermarket cart builds, see if that helps. 
 

overall I plan to do EVERYTHING I possibly can to make this printer work. 
 

don’t you run the 4900? 
 

i expect the vacuum platen mixed with the self feeding roll to cut down or entirely eliminate  headstrikes, the primary reason for permanent clogs and failures in other printers for me. 
 

I lost my original p800, at least it needs ink system repair. It’s ran for over a year, running 8-16 hour days almost everyday. 
 

What took it out- I threw a white ink cartridge against the wall by accident. Seemed fine- was not fine. Did something to the ink system and leaked ink everywhere. Head still works though. I’m hoping something close to this length of use from each 5000. 
 

maybe not- I still haven’t gotten DTF inks in there yet. Just now got it printing the speed and quality I want with OEM. 

Yes for 4900 no headstrike whatsoever unless you run into clog or catridge issues it is a breeze to use. I can print good prints without white layer on 720*360. It prints 1 meter per minute. But since i dont trust dtf inks (all brands have quality control issues) i would not recommend this to a new learner.

Catridges are a problem. Printhead is also a lot sensitive from other epson heads, it clogs very fast on mistake and very hard to unclog. Permament clogs happens fast, this is not suited for someone who will use as his first printer.
 

Used printer might give a lot of headaches so stay away from used printers of this model. 

Dont expect customer service from china. If you ever in need of customer service buy from a capable importer and think price diffirent as support payment. 
 

Being able to buy sonething from manufacturer does not bring you support you need, that is not how most of chinese work. They sell you what you want. That is it.

1 hour ago, TeedUp said:

Air clogs will often improve on their own if left alone for hours or overnight.  I don't have the patience, neither do my customers.   Multiple XP15000 so one can be down, as long as one up.

Dual XP600 head printer coming on slow boat from... yeah.  I can't wait. My life will finally be blissful, right?

Dont get your hopes too high. Dtg and dtf printing is full of pot holes. I am somehow going on but every week i gotta deal with something.

It is just cadlink. Not everything works perfectly it is still under development. I would contact them to inform and ask a fix.

On 5/26/2022 at 3:29 PM, Justin DTF said:

Hello everybody, I am new here. Just met a problem of Epson PRO4000. While using AcroRIP 10.5, the error of "100000E0 " happen after printjob sent. I tried install the latest PRO4000 driver from Epson, but nothing changed. Anyone could help? Thanks!

This is an error releated to printer itself. Check on google what code means and get help for repair.

İmage issues from photoshop could cause not printing white. Try some images from google, if they are ok check your images.

19 hours ago, johnson4 said:

Gotcha. What acro version are you using? 

10.3 and 10.5 both same speed.

22 hours ago, johnson4 said:

Yea, that is weird. It's clear the printer should print faster, If they can design the driver for it correctly. 

 

Do you have the purchased EKprint or just the demo?

no not tried with ek.

17 hours ago, johnson4 said:

Is your 4900 printing in bi-direction? I'm getting 5 minutes a 12X12 on the P800 in bi-direction 1440X1440.  5 minutes 30 seconds on the P5000 12X12 in uni-direction on EKprint 1440X1440. Acro was one of the slower programs, I haven't used the newer versions though, just 9.03. I was waiting on 11 to come out but it's getting to the point I'll probably pass on that too with all the delays.

it is bidirection with acrorip. it prints identical to p400 which confused me. I will try it with texprint.

Could be supplies or your heat press settings.

You are most likely missing something. Take a step back and work on it later.

This machine can print good quality at 720x720. it is same head with xp-15000 with a diffirent manifold. 
 

it goes up to 100. Vibrancy depends on printer model, icc profile, ink, pet film and ink limit. You have to try.

I did try a 4900 speed it seems same speed as p800. But with this head going under 720*720 might be possible. Just not with acrorip. Will try another software if i get good results will share it.

On 5/14/2022 at 4:13 AM, johnson4 said:

What I get from the dual xp600’s on a 13” printer is 16.66 foot an hour. Given the head pass speed and length is where these 24” audleys get their square foot from, essentially doubling it for a split second in additional time per pass.
 

there isn’t much a speed difference from my reading, math and testing. For instance, use 13” film on a dual i3200 machine and it would print the same speed at the dual xp600 machine, with a small marginal difference if any. 
 

 

print speed is determined by the nozzles and head pass speed and of course the printing resolutions. 
 

360 nozzles is 360 nozzles. If the head pass is the same speed and printed at the same resolution the only difference you will encounter is the droplet size and overall print quality, and of course durability/lifespan.

 

Of course you know images are made of microscopic ink droplets that make up the dots per inch, which derive from the nozzles. The amount of nozzles and resolution determines the width that is printed per pass, creating the advancing speed. Both printheads would be capable of the exact same resolution and speed. 
 

the only variable between the two would be exterior in the design of the printer, unrelated to the printhead. 
 

if not, I would like to know how a machine running the same carriage speed, at the same resolution( DPI) with the same nozzle count would print 30 percent faster unless it were a limitation on the xp600 to prevent the head from overheating or something. 
 

The Dx5 machines are 180 nozzles, so it would require two passes on the carriage side to achieve the same resolution, but somehow is faster? 
 

 

im not arguing, I’m asking. I’ve looked a lot into this and do not mind to explain myself as briefly explained above. I have tested several heads, time carriage speed on multiple occasions to verify what I’m saying.  
 

to me the only difference is the i3200 looks to be a better build quality head and has more accurate dot placement. Not really something that matters when printing on film that can only hold so much detail. Longer lasting in theory, similar to those in the P5000 or Epson F2100. 
 

 

I’d love your thoughts or explanation as to how it prints 30 percent faster. 

My numbers are based on epson printers. 
 

most likely then, carriage speed stays same with same mainboard nomatter what the printhead is capable.

Xp 600 is %30 slower than dx5 or 3200. That is the only diffirence that matters. 4 head xp600 could be better then anything if there is an option like that.

Yes, pet films are produced by small businesses. So quality would differ a lot from batch to batch. This is one of main negative of DTF. Same happens for powder too.

Could be pet film issue, did you check it with paper?