Epson Perfection Scanner Problem
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From: JD on 2 Jul 2010 02:36 Hi Experts :-) I have an Epson 1640SU that worked very well until today. Now, when I press the start button, it click-clicks and the carriage does not move. I removed the screws and tried to take the top off. The front of the top has catches that project into the base so it does not allow me to lift up the front. I removed the screws from the back and it will lift slightly but seems to be caught in something. I don't want to force it, so if someone has experience of this model I would appreciate advice on how to take it apart without wrecking it. TIA
From: Cydrome Leader on 2 Jul 2010 11:48 In sci.electronics.repair JD <JD(a)no-where.con> wrote: > Hi Experts :-) > > I have an Epson 1640SU that worked very well until > today. Now, when I press the start button, it > click-clicks and the carriage does not move. is that model old enough to have a lock/transport mechanism that may have been bumped and engaged?
From: Meat Plow on 2 Jul 2010 12:09 On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:48:34 +0000, Cydrome Leader ǝʇoɹʍ: > In sci.electronics.repair JD <JD(a)no-where.con> wrote: >> Hi Experts :-) >> >> I have an Epson 1640SU that worked very well until today. Now, when I >> press the start button, it click-clicks and the carriage does not move. > > is that model old enough to have a lock/transport mechanism that may > have been bumped and engaged? I haven't seen one that didn't lock. Not saying there may be some that don't. All 4 of my Canon LiDE scanners lock. Don't ask why I have 4 :) And all the others back to the first SCSI scanner I owned back in the 90's locked.
From: whit3rd on 2 Jul 2010 15:43 On Jul 1, 11:36 pm, JD <J...(a)No-where.con> wrote: > Hi Experts :-) > > I have an Epson 1640SU that worked very well until > today. Now, when I press the start button, it > click-clicks and the carriage does not move. > > I removed the screws and tried to take the top > off. The front of the top has catches After the screwed-down end is loose, lift it slightly and the top can be pushed off the catches. As others have noted, clicking sounds sometimes come from the lock being engaged, sometimes it's just a sticky rail or the motor isn't getting full power (check the power supply voltage). Be sure to clean the glass inner surface before you reassemble.
From: JD on 2 Jul 2010 17:59
Meat Plow wrote: > On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:48:34 +0000, Cydrome Leader ǝʇoɹʍ: > >> In sci.electronics.repair JD <JD(a)no-where.con> wrote: >>> Hi Experts :-) >>> >>> I have an Epson 1640SU that worked very well until today. Now, when I >>> press the start button, it click-clicks and the carriage does not move. >> is that model old enough to have a lock/transport mechanism that may >> have been bumped and engaged? > > I haven't seen one that didn't lock. Not saying there may be some that > don't. All 4 of my Canon LiDE scanners lock. Don't ask why I have 4 :) > And all the others back to the first SCSI scanner I owned back in the > 90's locked. Thank you CL and MP. The scanner is indeed old. I can't remember when I bought it but the manual that came with it has: Copyright 2000. I knew about the lock. The carriage needs to be locked while moving the scanner around and then unlocked when the scanner needs to be used. I decided to replace the screws and then to go carefully through the known steps - connecting and turning on in the right sequence. It worked fine then, except from one messy situation that really irked me with the Copy facility. It had collected all my 3 fax progs and a PDF prog for the destination of the scan - no such place as a folder to place the copy. The normal setting for the group (faxes and PDF prog) was alphabetical, so when I made my copies it flashed open the fax prog and I had to stop and take another route to get the job done. Anyone experience this limitation? Or is there a setting that I have missed? It's quite a complicated piece of work. Have a great weekend guys :-) |