When To Replace Printhead – 3 Major Signs To Consider
When To Replace Printhead – 3 Major Signs To Consider
The printhead is the most complex and technically demanding part of an ink-jet printer. Printheads are tiny nozzles and they perform the most crucial job in printing. They fire tiny ink droplets that make up the overall image of the print. And with passage of time and use they do get worn off and dirty. Read on to find out more about when to clean or replace this one of the most important and most expensive printer component .There are many ways and reasons why printheads needs changing, which we will fully discuss in this article.
1. Print Appears With Bands/ Faded Or With Streaks
If the print appears faded or parts of the prints are faded, then it’s time to invest in new printheads. Streaks in the texts that’s printed, is also a sign that nozzles are missing the prints
If you are seeing light banding, which can be light lines going in the direction of the printhead, you should try a Head Cleaning, as one of your printheads may not be firing correctly.
Missing dots or lines also indicate that many nozzles are missing to fire/ print.
2. Your Printer Shows Messages That Require You To Change The Printhead.
Some if not many printers will display error messages stating that it’s time to change it.
Printheads are designed to have a life expectancy. On average, every nozzle is expected to produce 20-50 billion ink drops during its lifetime (WOW) . This is considered to be the case for piezoelectric (piezo) heads; the type commonly used in most wide format printers like Mutoh, Mimaki, Ep son, Roland Etc.
3. If You Are Having To Clean Your Printhead Regularly In-between The Print Jobs
Cleaning is needed if the prints have missing nozzles or banding
Your printhead should need to be clean in between the printing job.