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    slinging ink on barriers and waterpans inking up

    First thing that comes to my mind is that the ink seems to be emulsifying way too much especialy if its floating in the water pans. You will need to check your fount solution ph (i run at 5.0) and conductivity and match it to the ink recomendations, solve that, and you may solve the slinging...
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    Townsend T-51 Colorhead form adjustment

    Hi We have t51's on our multi's so dont know if they are the same but it sounds like something similar that has happened to me in the past. you may need to replace a locating collar, locating grub screw or if lucky just some adjusting of the spring grubs. The forms lock in to place using two...
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    Which Jacket?

    Hello all We have a heidelberg gto 2 colour perfector and want to start using perforating wheels, the thing is, as I dont want to damage the perfecting jacket I will need to change it for a more suitable one. Looking in the manual it suggests to use steel or brass but I have also seen plastic...
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    GTO Fount Observation

    Re: GTO Fount Observation Hi, I finally got a chance to run it for the first time after a quick lesson from another gto printer. Very nice to run compared to a multilith! a breath of fresh air, although I have found my first mix (4% fount 10%alcohol) to be too acidic as the ink is not drying...
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    GTO Fount Observation

    Re: GTO Fount Observation Thanks for a quick reply, That helps a lot, as i have never had any training is this stuff your answer helps me work out what's best, I had the feeling it would not be a straight forward answer due to multiple factors ;) I didnt factor the other items contributing...
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    GTO Fount Observation

    Hi to all We have just got a second hand Heidelberg GTO Alcolor and i noticed that there are calcium deposits on a leaky part of the re-circulation unit and that the rollers are glazed. With my limited knowledge of chemicals (which i want to improve), I am currently guessing that the previous...

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