UMAX scanner problem

Jan 17, 2004 4 Replies
J

I have a UMAX Astra 2200 scanner that has stopped working. The power LED flickers, but won't stay on solid. The User's Manual says this might be caused by failure of the scanner lamp, but the UMAX Tech support said 'Don't know what the problem is, but it's not the lamp" and "if it's out of warranty it's not worth repair since repair is $85 + parts, and parts are not available to the public."



Before I send it to the land fill, I thought I'd ask around to see if anyone can suggest something. The power supply (wall-wart device) gets a little warm, but seems to put out a good steady 12.00 volts DC.



Ed


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This is the wrong newsgroup. Try news:sci.electronics.repair

We now return you to our normally scheduled programming. Take a look at this little cutie! ;-) http://home.earthlink.net/~mike.terrell/photos.html Michael A. Terrell Central Florida
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J

Actually, I did that too. I cheated and cross-posted!

He/She IS cute!

Ed

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She: Maggie is about two years old, and lives next door to me. I won't tell her you called her a He! ;-)

We now return you to our normally scheduled programming. Take a look at this little cutie! ;-) http://home.earthlink.net/~mike.terrell/photos.html Michael A. Terrell Central Florida
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Actually, what you did was make 2 independent posts, each to a different newsgroup. Cross-posting (putting the name of both groups on the Newsgroups: line or adding a response to the original post and adding the 2nd NG

--as I have done) would have been a better route.

That way, when a useful answer is given in 1 group, folks in the other group will know it and will stop wasting time giving answers to an answered question. The readers of each group will also gain from the wisdom of both (and can correct errors, if necessary).

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