> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I got a refurbished LS4000 via Nikon USA after my initial one > died at 13 months. The refurbished model been under a dust cover > since I got it. The scanning operations seem fine on this one, > but it coats every negative with EXTENSIVE dust. Much more than > the first model ever did. I've cleaned the holders that you > insert, but how can I safely clean inside the unit? I'm nervous > about taking it apart, and was wondering if blowing pressurized > air inside would help or damage the equipment. I'd like to avoid > a costly, potential unhelpful repair experience at Nikon - > Torrance based on my past experience with them. > > Anyone with successful experience at cleaning an LS4000?
I've completely dismantled my LS-2000 and cleaned the guts. I don't know if there are significant differences, but I think they're built in basically the same way. The only difficulty was that I had to unplug lots of things from the circuit board to get it apart, so I had to be careful to remember what went where. Routine stuff, not particularly fragile compared to any other electronic gear. I found that the mirrors and condenser were filthy, and the lead screw had enough accumulated crud on it that the wimpy stepper motor couldn't push past it, but I had never had any problem with the thing barfing dust all over the film. -- Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco Paul mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
