Wow, I just noticed this post and Art's reply. My SS4000 is also sitting on
top my mini-tower, because I don't have a SCSI cable long enough to stretch
to the top of my desk and the blasted things cost over fifty bucks. Oddly,
when I feel the side of my mini-tower, I can feel it vibrating (although
more on the sides than on the top where the scanner is sitting). Yet I have
no complaints about the quality of my scans. In fact, I'm pretty awed by
them! I've made razor sharp 13"X19" prints from those scans. I'm not sure I
want to experience dumbfoundedness, which is what I might have to put up
with if I put the scanner on a more solid table and saw the resulting scans,
so for the time being, I think I'll just keep it on top the mini-tower and
bathe in my ignorance of what finer things might be in store for me someday
when I feel like splurging on a six foot SCSI cable.
Frank Paris
marshalt@spiritone.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Arthur Entlich
> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 4:57 PM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: Set filmscanner on Minitower box?
>
>
>
>
> IronWorks wrote:
>
> > I just bought the Nikon LS-30 (refurbished for $499, 90-day
> warranty) and
> > will install it this weekend as in TODAY.
> >
> > I am short on desk space - can I set the scanner on my PC Minitower box
> > which is sitting on the floor?
> >
> > Maris
>
> A-ha... to many toys, eh? <(I can't help it, I'm Canadian ;-))
>
> I don't own a LS-30 (although I play one on TV)... but from a strictly
> generic point of view, film scanners are potentially vulnerable to RF
> interference. They are also vulnerable to vibration. Keep in mind the
> very tight tolerances we are speaking of with a stepper motor moving at
> 1/2700th of an inch at a time.
>
> If your minitower is well shielded from RF splatter, AND it is not
> transmitting vibration, (from fans and hard drives, CD-ROMS, etc.) then
> it might be fine. The best thing is to test it in both that and another
> location and see if you notice any difference in the scan quality.
>
> Art
>
