Under no circumstances use an ordinary plastic bag--the plasticizers outgas and will deposit on all surfaces. And Isporoponanol isn't a very good solvent for thsoe chemicals. Some of the plasticizer can actually discolor the front surface coatings on the mirrors. Bill "Maris V. Lidaka Sr." wrote: > > When not in use, cover the scanner with a towl, a shoebox, a toaster cover, > or whatever, to physically keep dust out (are you a smoker like me?) > > A post by Ralf R. Radermacher on cleaning the Nikon scanner, from another > newsgroup: > > "Dust collects on a mirror that is > easily accessible from the front of the scanner. Try this: > > 1. Remove any film carrier from the scanner. > > 2. Turn the scanner on, and wait for the carrier to advance towards the > front of the scanner. > > 3. As the carrier moves close to the front, turn the scanner off to stop > it. > > 4. You'll be able to see the mirror and the lens of the scanner by > looking at the inside of the scanner. The mirror is probably covered > with dust. > > 5. Gently clean the mirror. I try to blow dust off of it, then > carefully clean it with a Q-tip and some Kodak lens-cleaning fluid. > > 6. Replace the film carrier and turn the scanner back on, and scan a > test image. > > It should look far better after the mirror is cleaned. Good as new, > in fact. > > The lens typically does not become dirty, so you don't have to clean > that." > > Maris > > Qkano wrote: > > A couple of weeks back I placed an image in the gallery of a black and > > white cat. > > Comments about "soft focus" effect made me realise that it wasn't my > > eyes but the scanner that was failing. > > > > I've put up a page showing before and after scans (of the cat and this > > week's "insect" submission) > > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/photoforum/scanner/ > > > > > > Comments welcome: how do you stop dust getting into the scanner? > > > > Bob Talbot
