RE: dust in my SS4000

["gary" <gsellani@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I took your advice. $80 for the whole package: tank, regulator, hose,
nozzle. The air is dry and the air stream is very powerful.

If you buy the tanks on ebay, make sure they have the proper stickers on
them, otherwise you will have to pay for inspections before the shop will
fill the tank.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scan@leben.com [mailto:owner-scan@leben.com]On Behalf Of
> Jerry Olson
> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 8:54 PM
> To: scan@leben.com
> Subject: Re: dust in my SS4000
>
>
> This may be a little expensive, but it lasts practically forever. Get a
> small scuba tank and regulator and have it filled with filtered air. You
> can use it for dusting negatives, and cleaning all your equipment.  A
> tank usually lasts a year or more, and only costs about $10 to refill.
> You could get a used one, so it wouldn't be too much. The scuba air
> won't put crap all over your films like canned air will.
>
> Jerry
>
>
> Scott Whittle wrote:
> >
> > Well, I think having my SS4000 in my dusty apartment for over a year has
> > finally caught up to me:  because the scanner has open slots in
> the front
> > and back, dust has accumulated inside the scanner.  Very clear when you
> > shine a flashlight in there.  I'm assuming this is going to be
> detrimental
> > to my scans...any way to clean it out (canned air doesn't seem
> to do much)?
> > I'm in New York City, if anyone knows a place I can get it done
> (if I need
> > to go that far...).  Thanks!
> >
> > Scott W.
> > scottwhittle@scottwhittle.com
> >
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