Re: filmscanners: Gold star for polaroid!
This has happened before to my unit... first time, not knowing, sent it back to polaroid second time, not wanting to go through the delivery/time cycle, stopped the recycling scanner and blew compressed air into the channel... did it a few times and restarted the scanner, problem solved... third time, recycling again, did not stop the machine, just opened the gate and blew compressed air into the channel, mainly into the the left side...just a single blow and the recycling stopped... now you would not get me to go in there with anything more physical than air, mind you the air can has to be kept upright, otherwise, extreme danger...the can has a tiny/long standard plastic tube, so it reaches... now this unit just works easy... henri
RE: filmscanners: Gold star for polaroid!
I'm just curious. Could you give us a rough estimate of how many scans you put through your 4000 before this problem started to develop? I'm guessing I've put 400 or 500 slides through mine, so far working flawlessly. Of course I realize that's not very many. Frank Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=62684 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Matturri Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 1:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: filmscanners: Gold star for polaroid! A couple of days ago my 4000 began recycling eternally. This was a couple of days after David Hemingway announced that a free sensor cleaning brush was available for the problem. When I called up Polaroid the rep said it would arrive in 10 to 14 days, but indicated that she would mark it to be expidited, giving no guarantees that it would be done. It was, however, sent out the next day UPS next day air. Haven't had time to use it, so I don't know for sure that this will solve my problem, but certainly appreciate the support. I did look at the instruction sheet and saw that it was recommended that the brush be used once a month, so SS4000 owners might want to get in touch before the problem develops. John M.
Re: filmscanners: Gold star for polaroid!
A couple of thousand I would guess. I have a feeling that dust is more of an issue here than use. I have both the front and back openings covered with plastic wrap but I work in an unfortunately dusty environment. Unfortunately, the brush hasn't done the job in my case so I'm shipping the scanner off to Massachusetts tomorrow. Happily, it's still under warranty. When it gets back I'll try to design more effective dust prevention. John M. Frank Paris wrote: I'm just curious. Could you give us a rough estimate of how many scans you put through your 4000 before this problem started to develop? I'm guessing I've put 400 or 500 slides through mine, so far working flawlessly. Of course I realize that's not very many. Frank Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=62684 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ow
RE: filmscanners: Gold star for polaroid!
Frank, I just ordered the brush(and it arrived in 2 days rather than 10 days). My SS4000 is working fine, but I looked inside with a penlight and was dismayed at how much dust had accumulated on the glass element. And that was with using a dust cover. Stan Schwartz www.tallgrassimages.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Frank Paris Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 8:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: filmscanners: Gold star for polaroid! I'm just curious. Could you give us a rough estimate of how many scans you put through your 4000 before this problem started to develop? I'm guessing I've put 400 or 500 slides through mine, so far working flawlessly. Of course I realize that's not very many. Frank Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=62684 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Matturri Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 1:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: filmscanners: Gold star for polaroid! A couple of days ago my 4000 began recycling eternally. This was a couple of days after David Hemingway announced that a free sensor cleaning brush was available for the problem. When I called up Polaroid the rep said it would arrive in 10 to 14 days, but indicated that she would mark it to be expidited, giving no guarantees that it would be done. It was, however, sent out the next day UPS next day air. Haven't had time to use it, so I don't know for sure that this will solve my problem, but certainly appreciate the support. I did look at the instruction sheet and saw that it was recommended that the brush be used once a month, so SS4000 owners might want to get in touch before the problem develops. John M.
