"Martin Gregorie"  wrote in message
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>
> I have a Minolta Scan Dual IV slide scanner that seem to have died
> recently. 'Seems' because it was working when I left it for my sister to
> use at Xmas, but she says that its now apparently starting up correctly
> (and I heard it making the expected noises over the phone), but it
> refuses to accept a filled slide holder for scanning. She's 100 miles
> away, so I haven't popped in to take a look myself so far. We're using
> VueScan to drive it, which worked very well with it in the past. I have
> its manual which, as usual, is useless for trouble shooting.
>
> So, can any of you recommend someone who can check and possibly fix the
> scanner?
>
> I'm asking here because this is a generally knowledgeable group on all
> sorts of computer-related topics.

I have on of those scanners and it has developed a fault with a collar that
connects the stepper motor to the mechanism that advances the sensor. The
collar has split so the push-fit onto the motor shaft sometimes slips.

I fixed it by putting tape round the collar to hold it to the correct size
and then wrapped a bit of tap round the motor shaft to make it slightly
larger. Together, these make sure that when the motor turns a few steps, the
advance mechanism moves the correct amount.

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