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Old August 14th 07, 12:17 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format
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Default Microtek 120TF Scanner - no support

On Aug 14, 6:44 am, viewerofrecphoto wrote:

Its not an exact match - the original bulb is thinner and longer.
Microtek rated
the bulb for 6000 hours. The driver board looks pristine, so I figure
its easy enough
to solder in the new one and try it.


Please let us know of the results.

  #12  
Old September 18th 07, 04:15 AM posted to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format
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Default Microtek 120TF Scanner - no support

On Aug 14, 7:17 am, Noons wrote:
On Aug 14, 6:44 am, viewerofrecphoto wrote:

Its not an exact match - the original bulb is thinner and longer.
Microtek rated
the bulb for 6000 hours. The driver board looks pristine, so I figure
its easy enough
to solder in the new one and try it.


Please let us know of the results.



I'm sorry to say, the new bulb did not make a difference. It does
light, sometimes, but after using it for a couple of scans, it goes
out and won't relight. Same behavior as the old bulb.

From what I can tell, the driver board has 3 inputs, Ground, CTL and

+12, so its not as easy as replacing it with an off the shelf inverter
board.

  #13  
Old September 18th 07, 12:45 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format
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Default Microtek 120TF Scanner - no support

On Sep 18, 10:09 pm, "Neil Gould" wrote:
Recently, viewerofrecphoto posted:



On Aug 14, 7:17 am, Noons wrote:
On Aug 14, 6:44 am, viewerofrecphoto wrote:


Its not an exact match - the original bulb is thinner and longer.
Microtek rated
the bulb for 6000 hours. The driver board looks pristine, so I
figure its easy enough
to solder in the new one and try it.


Please let us know of the results.


I'm sorry to say, the new bulb did not make a difference. It does
light, sometimes, but after using it for a couple of scans, it goes
out and won't relight. Same behavior as the old bulb.


From what I can tell, the driver board has 3 inputs, Ground, CTL and

+12, so its not as easy as replacing it with an off the shelf inverter
board.


Sorry to hear that the easy solution wasn't the fix.

If I follow what you've described, that it works soon after you turn the
unit on, but soon stops working, it sounds as if there is a bad capacitor
in the lamp's trigger voltage circuit.

Thanks for the follow-up.


yeah, same feeling here...

  #14  
Old September 18th 07, 01:09 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format
Neil Gould
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Default Microtek 120TF Scanner - no support

Recently, viewerofrecphoto posted:

On Aug 14, 7:17 am, Noons wrote:
On Aug 14, 6:44 am, viewerofrecphoto wrote:

Its not an exact match - the original bulb is thinner and longer.
Microtek rated
the bulb for 6000 hours. The driver board looks pristine, so I
figure its easy enough
to solder in the new one and try it.


Please let us know of the results.



I'm sorry to say, the new bulb did not make a difference. It does
light, sometimes, but after using it for a couple of scans, it goes
out and won't relight. Same behavior as the old bulb.

From what I can tell, the driver board has 3 inputs, Ground, CTL and

+12, so its not as easy as replacing it with an off the shelf inverter
board.

Sorry to hear that the easy solution wasn't the fix.

If I follow what you've described, that it works soon after you turn the
unit on, but soon stops working, it sounds as if there is a bad capacitor
in the lamp's trigger voltage circuit.

Thanks for the follow-up.

Regards,

Neil


  #15  
Old September 18th 07, 01:31 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format
viewerofrecphoto
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Default Microtek 120TF Scanner - no support

On Sep 18, 8:09 am, "Neil Gould" wrote:
Recently, viewerofrecphoto posted:



On Aug 14, 7:17 am, Noons wrote:
On Aug 14, 6:44 am, viewerofrecphoto wrote:


Its not an exact match - the original bulb is thinner and longer.
Microtek rated
the bulb for 6000 hours. The driver board looks pristine, so I
figure its easy enough
to solder in the new one and try it.


Please let us know of the results.


I'm sorry to say, the new bulb did not make a difference. It does
light, sometimes, but after using it for a couple of scans, it goes
out and won't relight. Same behavior as the old bulb.


From what I can tell, the driver board has 3 inputs, Ground, CTL and

+12, so its not as easy as replacing it with an off the shelf inverter
board.


Sorry to hear that the easy solution wasn't the fix.

If I follow what you've described, that it works soon after you turn the
unit on, but soon stops working, it sounds as if there is a bad capacitor
in the lamp's trigger voltage circuit.

Thanks for the follow-up.

Regards,

Neil


There are 2 caps on the driver board - one connects to the lamp output
and the transformer. Its labeled "1S 3KV SEC:". The "S" might be an
"8"

The other cap is near the input, between ground and +12V and is
labeled
".47uf 50V"

  #16  
Old September 18th 07, 03:01 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format
Neil Gould
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Default Microtek 120TF Scanner - no support

Recently, viewerofrecphoto posted:

On Sep 18, 8:09 am, "Neil Gould" wrote:

Sorry to hear that the easy solution wasn't the fix.

If I follow what you've described, that it works soon after you turn
the unit on, but soon stops working, it sounds as if there is a bad
capacitor in the lamp's trigger voltage circuit.


There are 2 caps on the driver board - one connects to the lamp output
and the transformer. Its labeled "1S 3KV SEC:". The "S" might be an
"8"

This is a likely culprit. The key is the "...3KV...", or 3,000 volt
rating. All of the lamps had a trigger voltage higher than a couple
hundred volts, and it is typical that a capacitor such as this one would
feed a coil that connects to the lamp (you may be mistaking the coil for a
tranformer?). I'd replace this cap and see what happens.

The other cap is near the input, between ground and +12V and is
labeled
".47uf 50V"

I doubt that this cap would affect the problem at hand, but while you're
in there, replace it, too.

Neil



  #17  
Old September 18th 07, 03:25 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format
viewerofrecphoto
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Default Microtek 120TF Scanner - no support

On Sep 18, 10:01 am, "Neil Gould" wrote:
Recently, viewerofrecphoto posted:

On Sep 18, 8:09 am, "Neil Gould" wrote:


Sorry to hear that the easy solution wasn't the fix.


If I follow what you've described, that it works soon after you turn
the unit on, but soon stops working, it sounds as if there is a bad
capacitor in the lamp's trigger voltage circuit.


There are 2 caps on the driver board - one connects to the lamp output
and the transformer. Its labeled "1S 3KV SEC:". The "S" might be an
"8"


This is a likely culprit. The key is the "...3KV...", or 3,000 volt
rating. All of the lamps had a trigger voltage higher than a couple
hundred volts, and it is typical that a capacitor such as this one would
feed a coil that connects to the lamp (you may be mistaking the coil for a
tranformer?). I'd replace this cap and see what happens.

The other cap is near the input, between ground and +12V and is
labeled
".47uf 50V"


I doubt that this cap would affect the problem at hand, but while you're
in there, replace it, too.

Neil


i just ordered from Mouser. will report back...

  #18  
Old September 21st 07, 03:52 AM posted to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format
viewerofrecphoto
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Default Microtek 120TF Scanner - no support

On Sep 18, 10:25 am, viewerofrecphoto wrote:
On Sep 18, 10:01 am, "Neil Gould" wrote:



Recently, viewerofrecphoto posted:


On Sep 18, 8:09 am, "Neil Gould" wrote:


Sorry to hear that the easy solution wasn't the fix.


If I follow what you've described, that it works soon after you turn
the unit on, but soon stops working, it sounds as if there is a bad
capacitor in the lamp's trigger voltage circuit.


There are 2 caps on the driver board - one connects to the lamp output
and the transformer. Its labeled "1S 3KV SEC:". The "S" might be an
"8"


This is a likely culprit. The key is the "...3KV...", or 3,000 volt
rating. All of the lamps had a trigger voltage higher than a couple
hundred volts, and it is typical that a capacitor such as this one would
feed a coil that connects to the lamp (you may be mistaking the coil for a
tranformer?). I'd replace this cap and see what happens.


The other cap is near the input, between ground and +12V and is
labeled
".47uf 50V"


I doubt that this cap would affect the problem at hand, but while you're
in there, replace it, too.


Neil


i just ordered from Mouser. will report back...


The new capacitor is in. So far, I've scanned a couple of slides and a
couple of
negatives and it seems to be working. This is using the new bulb and
the scans
look fine, with no recalibration other than what Lasersoft does
automatically.
I also replaced the noisy fan, so I'm very happy.

Thanks for your help!

  #19  
Old September 21st 07, 04:56 AM posted to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format
Noons
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Default Microtek 120TF Scanner - no support

On Sep 21, 12:52 pm, viewerofrecphoto wrote:
On Sep 18, 10:25 am, viewerofrecphoto wrote:



On Sep 18, 10:01 am, "Neil Gould" wrote:


Recently, viewerofrecphoto posted:


On Sep 18, 8:09 am, "Neil Gould" wrote:


Sorry to hear that the easy solution wasn't the fix.


If I follow what you've described, that it works soon after you turn
the unit on, but soon stops working, it sounds as if there is a bad
capacitor in the lamp's trigger voltage circuit.


There are 2 caps on the driver board - one connects to the lamp output
and the transformer. Its labeled "1S 3KV SEC:". The "S" might be an
"8"


This is a likely culprit. The key is the "...3KV...", or 3,000 volt
rating. All of the lamps had a trigger voltage higher than a couple
hundred volts, and it is typical that a capacitor such as this one would
feed a coil that connects to the lamp (you may be mistaking the coil for a
tranformer?). I'd replace this cap and see what happens.


The other cap is near the input, between ground and +12V and is
labeled
".47uf 50V"


I doubt that this cap would affect the problem at hand, but while you're
in there, replace it, too.


Neil


i just ordered from Mouser. will report back...


The new capacitor is in. So far, I've scanned a couple of slides and a
couple of
negatives and it seems to be working. This is using the new bulb and
the scans
look fine, with no recalibration other than what Lasersoft does
automatically.
I also replaced the noisy fan, so I'm very happy.

Thanks for your help!


Thank you for sharing this information,
I'm sure it will be useful to others!

  #20  
Old September 21st 07, 12:48 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format
Neil Gould
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Default Microtek 120TF Scanner - no support

Recently, viewerofrecphoto posted:

On Sep 18, 10:25 am, viewerofrecphoto wrote:
On Sep 18, 10:01 am, "Neil Gould" wrote:



Recently, viewerofrecphoto posted:


On Sep 18, 8:09 am, "Neil Gould" wrote:


Sorry to hear that the easy solution wasn't the fix.


If I follow what you've described, that it works soon after you
turn the unit on, but soon stops working, it sounds as if there
is a bad capacitor in the lamp's trigger voltage circuit.


There are 2 caps on the driver board - one connects to the lamp
output and the transformer. Its labeled "1S 3KV SEC:". The "S"
might be an "8"


This is a likely culprit. The key is the "...3KV...", or 3,000 volt
rating. All of the lamps had a trigger voltage higher than a couple
hundred volts, and it is typical that a capacitor such as this one
would feed a coil that connects to the lamp (you may be mistaking
the coil for a tranformer?). I'd replace this cap and see what
happens.


The other cap is near the input, between ground and +12V and is
labeled
".47uf 50V"


I doubt that this cap would affect the problem at hand, but while
you're in there, replace it, too.


Neil


i just ordered from Mouser. will report back...


The new capacitor is in. So far, I've scanned a couple of slides and a
couple of
negatives and it seems to be working. This is using the new bulb and
the scans
look fine, with no recalibration other than what Lasersoft does
automatically.
I also replaced the noisy fan, so I'm very happy.

Thanks for your help!

I'm glad you got it up and running again! Who knows... I might need to do
the same to my 120TF some day.

Neil



 




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