If this unit gave you good service, keep in mind that in many units the bulb IS user-replaceable.
On Jun 4, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Scot Hacker wrote: > > On Jun 2, 2012, at 6:37 PM, Macs R We wrote: > >> Thinking outside the digital box, is it just possible the fluorescent tube >> in the scan bar is showing its age? > > Thanks for this clue - that sounds like exactly the problem - maybe it was > starting to age when I put it in the closet a couple years ago and has > somehow faded further while in storage. Time to shop for a new scanner. > > Thanks all, > Scot > > >> >> If you still have an older Mac hanging around, hook it up and see if you get >> the same crappy results you get on your new one. >> >> On Jun 2, 2012, at 3:07 PM, Hacker Scot wrote: >> >>> I have an Epson Perfection 1250 scanner that used to work fine. Haven't >>> hooked it up for a long time, but just connected it to a Lion machine and >>> its scans of photos are coming out *very* low-contrast. Don't see any >>> settings in Image Capture that have any effect on this, and am thinking it >>> must be a driver difference. Epson doesn't offer an updated driver for >>> Lion. >>> >>> Has anyone experienced this or have any advice? >> >> -- >> Macs R We -- Personal Macintosh Service and Support >> in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas. >> http://macsrwe.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacOSX-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk > > > -- Macs R We -- Personal Macintosh Service and Support in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas. http://macsrwe.com _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
