Re: [APML] Sprintscan 35 Plus problems

[George Anderson <georgea@cam.org>]

Just finished checking it out after cleaning it twice. The first time
all I did was dislodge the mote to different area of the lens. Then I
initiated a scan and shut down the scanner part way through. This gave a
nice clean shot down the throat of the lens.
Nice clean scans without any rainbows.
Many thanks for the advice. After seeing the dust inside the unit (not
too bad) I'll take the covers off over the weekend and give it a proper
cleaning to prevent the fan from sucking any more dust.

George Anderson
Montreal Canada

Clear skies and good health

Dale Ireland wrote:
> 
> Sounds like a dust mote on the head. Open up the front and blast it with a
> Dust-Off compressed gas duster. Worked for me.
> Dale
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: astro-photo-bounces@seds.org [mailto:astro-photo-bounces@seds.org] On
> Behalf Of George Anderson
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 7:53 PM
> To: APML
> Subject: [APML] Sprintscan 35 Plus problems
> 
> I have just taken delivery of a 35 Plus (yes I know I am two generations
> behind but it was a step up from my plain vanilla Sprintscan 35) and gave it
> the nasty test of scanning a wide field E-200 slide that I shot a year ago.
> Thereis a prismatic band running from top to bottom (landscape) whenever I
> scan it. The interesting thing is that the prismatic band shifts by up to
> 10% left-right position wise every time I scan.
> I moved the scanner so that the SCSI cable was clear of all power cords and
> the only cable it is near is my video cable.
> Is the prismatic band indicative of the sensor on its way out the door or
> electrical interferance?
> 
> George Anderson
> Montreal Canada
> 
> Clear skies and good health
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