[filmscanners] RE: Sprintscan 4000 does not initialize anymore

["Bob Geoghegan" <bobgeo@dgiinc.com>]

Hi Tony,


Let me offer you lots of encouragement on that SS4000 DIY page.  Mine has
been idle for 2+ years as well except for a similar initialization failure
months ago.

Thanks in advance.
Bob G

-----Original Message-----
From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
[mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk] On Behalf Of Tony Sleep
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:31 AM
To: bobgeo@dgiinc.com
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: Sprintscan 4000 does not initialize anymore

On 25/08/2009 Barbara.Nitz@deutsche-boerse.com wrote:
> Has anyone seen this, too, and found a way to fix it? There isn't any
> Polaroid support in Germany anymore as far as I can see, I don't have
> the
> dust brush (which was used when the scanner did not STOP blinking,
> anyway),
> I am reluctant to do anything to the 'innards' of the scanner just
> yet, and
> I hope for a miracle.  :-)

Sorry for the slow response.

I'd hazard a guess that in 3 or so years of disuse, either lubricant on
the carriage mechanism has dried out so the scanner motors are unable to
rack the carriage through initialisation, or you have a poor plug
connection.

I will be putting up a page about DIY servicing of the '4000 ASAP which
may help. I didn't plan to, but mine just threw a wobbly right when I was
on deadline to scan some 1983 negs, and I *had* to fix it, and this time
took a few photos whilst it was apart.
--
Regards

Tony Sleep
http://tonysleep.co.uk

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