Hi folks
I've got a HP305 press from BMS which until now has been brilliant (it's probably around 2 years old with around 900 cycles on the clock-thing).
Last ten or fifteen items, I'm getting a paler section right in the middle of the printed item. The rest of the print is perfect but a section the size of a playing card in the centre is faded.
I've increased time (a bit) and temperature (a bit) and pressure (quite a lot) but it's still there. It's particularly bad on large items like bar runners and larger glass sheets. Glass isn't so bad as I can increase the time - bar runners start to melt if you leave them too long (ask me how I know )
I'm wondering if this is a sign that the heating element is on it's way out, or whether it's a result of pressing lots of ceramic tiles in the centre of the press, which I imagine might have slightly bowed the platen (meaning that it's not making proper contact).
Any advice? How can I work out what's up? Need to know whether it's fixable or whether it's new press time...
Thanks
Ruth