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On 4/27/2022 at 5:10 AM, SippState said:

Finally got it to print, now it prints too large. No matter what size I set within the software. Any ideas?

Print out size revision should be 30 cm to 50 cm. if it is changed it will printout wrong sizes

You are trying to print only white image on color+white mode.

untick boxes Make color copies 0, white copies 1 then print.

This May be a pet film issue. Some are diffirent because of production error's.

6 hours ago, SamL said:

Epson L1800 - XP 15000 - et-8550

Which one of the above is best for dtf printing?

 

 

8550

On 4/3/2022 at 7:51 PM, johnson4 said:

So just do the alignments like normal? 

I havent got a reply from compass micro for a few days now. How did you reach them out? Is there a phone to call?

I mean the DTF special version

Yes, btw did you try cadlink on DTF?

Also put a mini fan on cr motor to cool it.

On 4/1/2022 at 5:09 PM, johnson4 said:

I’d like to try what you are saying. I know 720x anything is insane in speed. 
 

how are you adjusting the alignment?

 

if it’s the same head, possible to put et head in XP printer? Maybe even just the manifold?

it have 3 diffirent alignments. It is detailed. Adapter is diffirent on xp15000 and et8550, so you cant fit them.

The only banding i have, because paper itself have a weird banding. It makes banding stains on print. I will get a diffirent film to try.

Other than that nothing really wrong. I did not print any photos but quality is good for general designs.

4 hours ago, johnson4 said:

the 15000 is 180 nozzles per channel, it printed the same speed as the P400/p600/p800 for me. Maybe 1 print slower an hour. If it's within 1-2 prints an hour I just call it the same. 

 

I wonder why there isn't any information on the head, not even from china? I know I didn't like the ET printers because I've went through 4 of them just as regular printers. Not that model, but various models. The build quality seemed very poor on them overall. So as a first impression, I didn't even consider it.

 

They are new. Printhead is same as xp-15000. On acro you can get prints with xp-15000 driver on et8550. Same printhead, better printer. 

It takes around 40-45 seconds on 720*720. Quality is like 1440*1440 if you adjust printhead alignments.

You can buy printheads and other parts without needing for a serial number, because they are made for public.

I tested et8550 3 hours non stop.

For p400 you are right mainboard is getting hot even after normal sheet printing sessions.

P800 is build better for non stop printing. It seems every part is upgraded if we compare with p600.

22 minutes ago, kcinnick said:

I know they are different... what is your point?

Just stating 4880 is not same with 4900 and p5000. It should be slower than other 2 and their parts are not replaceable between 4880 and other 2 models

11 minutes ago, johnson4 said:

Hey, so when you do get that all going, do you mind sharing some information about the 4900? 
 

I’m looking for actual print speed comparisons. One person said it’s slower than the p800, which I don’t see how.  Basically just time a cmyk+W 12x12 print at 1440x1440 with EKprint. 
 

360 nozzle head should be able to print faster than a 180 nozzle head and maintain the same resolution. I’ve tested and verified this 90 VS 180 nozzle. I don’t want to spend $1,800 to find out. I would however spend the $1,800 if it did. 

Johnson can you tell me where did you buy p400 printhead and at what price btw.

9 minutes ago, johnson4 said:

I’d think at that point though it’s a mute point. You’d have to print quite a bit of imagine for it to do that. 
 

the only 8550 videos I seen were of some guy who had no idea what he was doing, which looked like 1430 speeds. 

Yes possible it could go all day, without needing to reset. When it needs reset you can do easyly on touch screen, so everyday doing it before starting to work should suffice.

The printer is good.

9 hours ago, kcinnick said:

They are having really good results refilling the OEM carts for the XP15000.  It is solving most of the issues people have with the XP15000.  The drawback is that you only have about 15mL of useable capacity in the OEM cart if you get it 100% full and many people are only getting 12-13mL in them.  I wanted a P5000 but I started looking hard and picked up a 4900 and 4880 for less than a 1/3 of what a P5000 cost.  I will watch the Epson store and pick one up if they hit the refurb shop though.

4880 uses dx5 printhead, 4900 uses 10 channel 3600 nozzle printhead. They are diffirent. 4900 is older version of p5000.

14 hours ago, johnson4 said:

Nice, so you have first hand experience with the eco tank? 

Yes Et-8550 is the best printer. Fast, nice quality, easy to find spare parts, cheap spare parts, can be modified into ciss and can remove catridges. Very nice printer.

Only thing i did not try, it still counts ink levels as referance. So when it is low i dont know if printer stops or spits out the roll. I will try soon enough thou.

ET-8550 is the best budget printer. It puta p400 and p600 to shame. Cheap and avaliable. Print quality with 720*720 print is godlike(if you made detailed head alignment), no pass stains, fast printing, cheap and repairable printhead. Buy a maintaince tank resetter, remove catridges and add lenght to hoses to a bottle. Get inks from there.

Xp-15000 is unrepairable and catridges are poor quality. 

P5000-6000 is Pro version of printer. Fastest, but expensive parts. If you need faster than et8550, it is way to go. But i would always go for cheapest printer and smallest shaker unit if i dont need to produce more than what it is capable each day.

Also just bought a p700, really fancy stuff.

Use 50 ml of %99 isoprophly alcohol in a liter of ink. That is what i heard from someone but never tried myself because I dont want to risk printhead over some expired ink.

3 hours ago, johnson4 said:

I would want the additional features of acro 11. Honestly I'd prefer EKprint though, it has a 4900 version. Are these the same printer?

Yes

Printhead is not flushable so i lost interest in that printer.

For p5000 acro 10+ should work with 4900 setting.

Buy from Epson if you can. At aliexpress they are refurbished which means they removed a used printhead's golden plate and glued a New plate. So you are buying used printhead which you risk how much electronic life it has left for you. Or glue loosing itself over time and channels mixing together.

Replace dampers, clean the ink lines. Flush the printhead. Replace catridges and use fresh inks. And shake them daily and get a few printhead cleanings daily.

On 3/17/2022 at 11:27 AM, Lenad said:

No major changes White and color:1440x1440, drop size medium+large for white and color, color 70%, white 60% 

Colors seems diffirent than first picture you sent. If this is intentional, i would look up to driver of xp-15000 for Color correction. Also work on rip software to adjust colors.

If you put too much white ink it could be mixing with your colors too. If that is the case either lower your white or buy a better ink drying film.

İncrease ink density for colors.