UMAX scanner problem

[Jag Man]

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

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

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

This is the wrong newsgroup. Try
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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[Jag Man]

This is the wrong newsgroup. Try

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

Take a look at this little cutie! ;-)
http://home.earthlink.net/~mike.terrell/photos.html

He/She IS cute!

Ed

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

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


He/She IS cute!

Ed

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

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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[JeffM]

I have a UMAX Astra 2200 scanner that has stopped working.

Actually, I did that too. I cheated and cross-posted!
Ed (Jag Man)

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).