LAPv on Prosetter

[Raymond Ramirez]

OK Steve
I need some help. I have a customer that purchased a prosetter and is using LAPV plate and the raptor 68 processor.... I will be going onsite in a few days so I should have more information available by next week.

Customer states that when he first started up the LAP V plate the first couple days when he purchased the machine he was fine. but after that he was getting spots drop out on the sheet.

I asked him to clean the plate after and inspect the holes on the plate..he stated that he cleaned the plate and that there are no holes on the plate...
hummmmmm. OK then clean up the plate and roll back up and see if they appear in the same area. "YUP Ray" The holes are printing in the same exact place....

I asked him to save samples and I will see him this week.

A WRENCH IN THE CLOCKWORKS

He then stated to me that he is now using the Clayton Chemical and he is using a UV light to cure the plate and the issue has gone away....

I asked him to use the recommended Agfa chemical and he refuses because he says that the Agfa chemical doesnt work at all even if he uses the UV light.

I am wondering if the gum roller is rubberstamping the plate with something and desensitizing the plate in those areas...

by the way he is not getting any toning at all....

I understand the LAPV plate but I think my issue is something I cant see until I get there.

Do you have anything I should look for when I get onsite.

 

[SteveAgfa]

Raymond:

Good thing you are going to visit the customer directly,
as something sounds amiss.

I'm certainly not tech support, and it's dangerous for
me to even speculate. In the past I've seen drips from
condensation from other brands of processors, not ours.

But then you start to mention UV, and I wonder if this
is really LAP-V, or is it a photopolymer N91V application?

It's always best to reach out to our local support
organization, as free advice is often worth its price.

Regards,

 

[Raymond Ramirez]

Raymond:

Good thing you are going to visit the customer directly,
as something sounds amiss.

I'm certainly not tech support, and it's dangerous for
me to even speculate. In the past I've seen drips from
condensation from other brands of processors, not ours.

But then you start to mention UV, and I wonder if this
is really LAP-V, or is it a photopolymer N91V application?

It's always best to reach out to our local support
organization, as free advice is often worth its price.

Regards,

Out here on the west coast I am agfa' s go to guy for screen and
Other equipment. I was actually going to go in the name of
Pitman/Agfa to help since Agfa does not know the prosettter and apparently
The third party who sold the device doesn't know either.
I can ask the assistance of Derek Stilwell or Chris Archer. I just was trying
Get in and out.

Cheers
Ray

 

[Raymond Ramirez]

Water spots hummmmm everything sounds wrong doesn't?

I will keep you posted

 

[VladCanada]

Yeah.... that sounds like water evaporation condenced at the top lid inside the Raptor and drops on the plate just after developer ... and stops the process of silver halyde diffusion.

 

[Raymond Ramirez]

This gives me something to work with. I have a call into Chris Archer this morning

Thanks Guys

 

[Raymond Ramirez]

Steve I confirmed that it isd LAPV