Barcode printer cleaning card
Anyone who has used a barcode printer knows that the barcode print head is an important part of the barcode printer. So how to clean the barcode print head? Yousite organizes the preparations for the barcode print head cleaning work and alcohol cleaning swabs for reference.
The cleaning of the print head and the platen roller, and the cleaning of the barcode print head are the key points. Barcode printer print head cleaning and platen roller steps:
1. Rotary printhead open lever.
2. Gently remove the printer media and ribbon.
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3. Gently wipe the printhead with the swab. Cleaning swabs can be used to impregnate isopropyl alcohol (not less than 90%), and deionized water (not more than 10%).
4. Rotary pressing roller, clean with foam swab, the solution is easy to evaporate.
5. Install the media and barcode printer ribbon.
6. Press the printhead and rotate the printhead opening lever until it locks into place.
What to pay attention to when cleaning the print head:
After cleaning, the print head should be fully cooled. otherwise, the temperature of the print head will be too high, which may cause serious burns.
To remove accumulated static electricity, protect against static electricity by touching the metal stand of the printer or using an anti-static wrist strap or pad before touching the print head.
Whether the printing effect of the barcode printer is good or not depends on many factors, such as printing temperature, speed and pressure. The matching of printing label paper and carbon ribbon, but the most easily overlooked is the cleaning of the print head. The print head is a precision electronic component that needs maintenance and cleaning.
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If your printhead is not clean.
Printing heating elements will be obscured
The main reason for the contamination of the print head is the adhesion and fouling of the back coating of the carbon ribbon.
Dirt builds up on the print head during continuous use, and the dirt accumulates on the heating points of the print head, blocking the heat transfer required for printing high-quality images. Dirt that builds up slowly can cause poor print quality such as weak print color or partial print failure. The light one causes blurred printing, and the heavy one causes the barcode to break the needle (broken line).
This accumulated dirt is difficult to remove with a cleaning swab soaked with common solvent. Therefore, it is very important to clean the print head of the printer regularly, just like we brush our teeth, we should clean it regularly.
For customers with high printing quality requirements, it is recommended to clean the ribbon every time it is replaced.
For general industrial customers, it is also recommended to clean the print head once a day.
Print head cleaner
Dedicated print head cleaning pen.
Or use a cleaning pen (Clean Pen) or a cleaning swab (Clean swab) dipped in a solvent (alcohol with a concentration of more than 95% or isopropyl alcohol with a purity of more than 90%). Use labelled alcohol-based cleaners that should be dispensed into bottles and do not re-moisten the cleaning materials used to clean the printer. The higher the solvent concentration, the better the dissolution effect of pollutants.
Fibre-free cleaning swabs for the media path, guides and sensors; and cleaning wipes for the media path and interior.
How to clean the print head
1. Pause the print job and open the print head
2. Wipe all the print points (Print Element) of the print head from beginning to end in one direction. The print dots are the grey and black layers behind the chrome layer inside the print head. Wait for a while for the solvent to evaporate completely.
3. Clean the media path and the inside of the machine with cleaning wipes.