Hi, On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 04:36:46PM +0000, Jose Paulo Moitinho de Almeida wrote: > On Friday 14 March 2003 13:03, Alisdair wrote: > > .. > > > > 1. The scanner spends about 15 seconds making rather worrying grinding > > noises (the scan head does not move at this time); > > > > >From the PROBLEMS file: > > - Avoiding damage on Mustek flatbed scanners > Most Mustek flatbed scanners have no protection against exceeding > the physical scan area height. That is, if a scan is attempted with > a height that exceeds the height of the scan surface, the scanner > begins making loud noises and the scan mechanism may be damaged. > Thus, if you hear such a noise, IMMEDIATELY turn off the scanner. > > I once had a scanner (neither Mustek nor Agfa) damaged because of this. > Don't > know about your case, but I would be most carefull.
Usually that only happens when the scan head bumps at the end of the scan area. It shouldn't happen a the home position. But you are right, you never know... Bye, Henning
