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Refining in Prinergy greatly simplified complex PDF Vector Map files for me. Those where geographic maps files that were created in Freehand, converted and modified repeatedly in Illustrator with final, minor corrections with Pitstop. YMMV

Buying a used plate-setter without a compatible, working rip/shooter is highly risky. You must also have a skilled, competent, experienced (and hopefully not too greedy) technician around. Depending on the specific make and model and its popularity, spare parts may also be costly and/or hard to...

Use Pitstop "Add Bleed" Action List. https://www.enfocus.com/en/blog/how-to-fix-pdf-bleed-problems-with-pitstop-pro

I was told by a colleague that he "fixed" a rubber roller on his Lotem 800 CTP by using a suitably sized heat-shrink sleeve. Probably only a temporary solution but it may work for other quick fixes. YMMV

Note that different RIPs produce different flavors of 1 bit Tiffs that may be coded or specially compressed. Many RIPs require "3rd Party Rip" license ($$$).

Update: Plugging in our spare Focusing Motor Unit fixed the zeroing problem instantly. So far so good, thanks for everyone's interest.

I replaced the Left Local Board twice with spare boards I have. Each time the focus position showed a different value, all out of range. These tests lead me to believe that the Focus Position values are stored on the Local boards. How can I reset this value?

Thank you Magnus, I followed your instructions but it had no effect on the focus position. I shall now try to swap the Local boards, as suggested by Pach in a former discussion. I shall report back later.

Note, it's a Diodes machine.

Does anyone know/remember? Startup fails on Focus Motor error. The focus motor shows an invalid/out of range position. How can one reset this value to zero in order to re-calibrate. In other words, where is this value stored? Is it on one of the cards in the E-Box? Urgent expert advice...

BTW, In the past we had to replace our Dynamic Optic Cable every few years. This cable gets flexed back and forth so many times it may start creating problems. YMMV

Here are the requested files. Beware - spinner replacement needs experience and special jigs, do not release its' screws or you ruin the calibration! If you need to re-calibrate the spinner position you may be in real trouble! You can verify if it's the spinners' fault without moving it, just...

If you can go higher, I would go for a full frame mirror-less digital camera with at least 35 MPix sensor. A decent APO/Macro lens of at least 50 mm focal length may be added later on. You may start with a simple tripod but once you are comfortable with the results you should install the camera...

We solved such problems by converting our old Windows computers into Virtual Machines and running them with VMWare on modern computers under modern OSs. I have no firsthand experience with converting Mac computers but I know it can be done.

A quick off-topic... Does the Blue box need a dongle to shoot the 1bit tiff files, or does it work without one?

If you have availability - try to Normalize with Prinergy. I was amazed how much lighter an atlas full of heavy vectors got "slimmed down".

Following a hardware failure in a Brisque computer, we replaced it with another Brisque computer that was formerly used to drive our 2nd Lotem 800V2 ( we took that one apart for spare parts). Both Brisques are ver. 5.1 Our problem is that the "new" Brisque refuses to communicate with our Lotem...