JG Electronics supplies you with manuals, training videos, a maintenance kit for your printer and extensive tech support. We’ve been in the business of selling systems for over 3 3 years, so we’ve got the hang of it. JG Electronics stocks a wide range of spares including pumps, motors, logic boards, piping, and print heads so that if there’s an issue it can be resolved quickly. Despite our technical expertise and background we also got caught by early DTF machines where the sample units were perfect but the machines we ordered were not (and we only realised the issue after the machines were out in the field for some months). This is the reason we have been very cautious since and only release new models after extensive local testing to local conditions. Things we learnt the hard way about DTF When we got into DTF we believed the manufacturer's claims but we found out the following the hard and expensive way: Almost any Epson printer can be converted to DTF but sadly they don’t work very long. Often they don’t even work straight out of the box. They are MUCH cheaper than printers built specifically for DTF but they are a waste of money. Looking online you can buy a DTF printer for under 20K from China. Rather take that money to the casino, you have a better chance of winning.
Issues with converted printers:
1. The printer itself was never designed to print continuously so the motors in the printer start heating up. When this happens the print speed drops dramatically. Eventually, the printer stops and flashes the red lights of death. At this point, if you’re lucky when it cools down it starts working again. If not one or more motors need to be replaced. 2. The print heads were made for home printing and certainly not manufactured for DTF inks so head blockages and head failures are common. 3. The electronics of the print head aren’t sealed so any ink spill and the head electronics as well as the motherboard of the printer blows. 4. Parts are a massive problem as the motherboards for example are modified by the manufacturer. Even buying a new motherboard from Epson won’t get the machine up and running again. You need the exact board from the manufacturer of the machine. 5. Replacement print heads vary in price. The cheap print heads are not new - Merely cleaned and sold to unsuspecting buyers. Their lifespan is short (if they work at all). 6. There are loads of videos online that will show the user how to replace the print head but they don’t tell the user that the process is very dangerous. A single head cable not inserted properly or misaligned can blow the print head AND the motherboard. 7. The capping station (where the head sits when either doing a cleaning cycle or resting) blocks up and needs to be replaced often. 8. The DTF ink gums up (and sometimes eats into) the rubber gasket that seals the head when it’s on the capping station and it no longer seals leading to head blockages and more costly repairs. 9. The ink pipes going from the bottles to the pipes weren’t designed for thicker DTF ink so they block or burst – more costly repairs. 10. With the film not being completely opaque, you will sometimes get a head strike which damages the print head.
Don’t be led astray but low prices and false promises – You will come to regret it.
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