| TROUBLE SHOOTING OFFSET ROLLER PROBLEMS | |||
| PROBLEMS | CAUSE | SOLUTION | |
| DUE TO ROLLERS | OTHER THAN ROLLERS | ||
| GHOSTING | GLAZED OR HARD ROLLERS | POOR INK AFFINITY | CHECK, REGRIND OR REPLACE IF HARDNESS IS ABOVE 40 |
| HORIZONTAL STREAK | GLAZED INKING FORM ROLLERS | FORM ROLLER SET TOO TIGHTLY AGAINST PLATE | RESET IFR TO PROPER PRESSURE AGAINST PLATE |
| INK FEEDS IN PATCHES | GLAZED ROLLERS, LOW SPOTS, BENT SPINDLE | TOO MUCH DAMPING SOLUTION OR GUM BLANKET CONTAMINATED PAPER | REMOVE THE GLAZE WITH A STEP WASH UP SOLUTION |
| INK FLOW IN FINE DROPLETS OR FILAMENTS | ROLLERS IN POOR CONDITION | INCORRECTLY SET ROLLERS | RESET CORRECTLY OR REPLACE |
| INK REPELLING SPECKS OR DOTS | FOREIGN PARTICLE PRESENT IN THE PITTED ROLLER | PRESENCE OF PAPER FIBRE, FOREIGN MATTER ON THE PLATE | RECONDITION ROLLER, CLEAN THE PLATES |
| NON UNIFORM PRINTING | ROLLERS IN POOR CONDITION | IMPROPERLY SET IFR | CHECK THE CONDITION AND RESET IFR |
| SCUM STREAKS ACROSS PLATE | GLAZED INKING FORME ROLLERS | DAMPENING ROLLERS SET TOO TIGHTLY AGAINST THE PLATE | RESET AT PROPER PRESSURE |
| SCUMMING | >DIRTY OR GREASY DAMPENING ROLLER | IMPROPER INK WATER BALANCE | WASH THE ROLLERS THOROUGHLY. IF WORN REGRIND OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE ROLLERS |
| PLATE SURFACE SCRATCHED | SMALL HARD PARTICLES EMBEDDED IN THE ROLLER | FOREIGN MATTER ON BLANKET OR IN INK | |
| UNEVEN STRIP DURING STRIP TEST | ROLLERS UNEVEN ACROSS DIA | GRIND OR REPLACE | |
