James wrote this last month. At the moment, I have my SS4000 apart and I have removed 10 (not 6) self-tappers but see no way to remove the carriage. I do have the lamp off, however.
Any suggestions? Is there a site with some images of this process? I spent some time with google but was not successful. I am amazed how much dust is inside the machine right now! > > > On 13/06/2009 James L. Sims wrote: > >> With the support for my Polaroid Sprintscan 120 now unavailable, I am > >> looking for a replacement. > > > > Vuescan should resolve antique s/w issues on Windows, though SCSI > > support > > may become more awkward I believe ASPI drivers are available for > > Vista. On > > Mac I don't know with current OSX, but similar was possible. Same > > applies > > to SCSI Nikons etc. > > > > Regarding physical service, I recently popped the lid off my > > Polaroid 4000 > > (4 lever tabs) as it seemed to have got rather flary and low > > contrast with > > some strongly backlit slides that included bright backgrounds, despite > > living under a dust cover when not in use. > > > > Half a dozen self-tappers later and I was able to remove the lamp > > holder > > and the top of the film carrier carriage. I was then able to clean the > > angled mirror with a DSLR sensor swab - it was covered in a thick > > layer of > > dust. Inspection with a torch showed the lens to be clean, > > reflected in > > the mirror. I then cleaned every trace of dust and dirt from the > > mechanism > > surfaces I could get at, and wiped and re-lubricated the helical > > carriage > > advance screws. > > > > Result : a total transformation! Scans bright and clean, loads more > > shadow > > detail - virtually everything in Kodachrome. No flare and colour much > > easier to get spot on. The mechanism sounds happier for lubrication > > too. > > No more misfeeding neg carrier either, which the scanner has been > > mistaking for the slide carrier half the time, for about the last 4 > > years. > > I wish I'd done it earlier, as I now think I should really rescan > > quite a lot. > > > > > >> Has anyone had any experience with Epson's > >> V750M? The specs. look impressive if they hold up. > > > > No experience, but if I had the money I'd have bought one to scan the > > relatively small amount of 120 I have. From reading reviews the > > V750 is > > very little different from the much cheaper V700. Lens coating > > seems very > > slightly better and you get Silverfast with the 750. Most important > > factor > > appears to be stand-offs for the film carrier, which can be > > improvised. > > Personally I'd use Vuescan anyway. > > > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Tony Sleep > > http://tonysleep.co.uk > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------ > > Unsubscribe by mail to listser...@halftone.co.uk, with 'unsubscribe > > filmscanners' > > or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the > > message title or body > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to listser...@halftone.co.uk, with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body