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5 min per book both sides at the se time makes an impressive scanner. Is it a professional one?
by omegant 13y ago
5 min per book both sides at the se time makes an impressive scanner. Is it a professional one?
- WalterBright 13y agoFujitsu fi-5120C Newer models are available. For the volume I am doing, professional grade equipment is a must. I also paid around $300 for a used pro stack slicer. Trying to cut the spine off with anything less is just impractical.
- pasbesoin 13y agoI've read that the rollers will eventually wear, but that Fujitsu sells replacement roller kits that, while not inexpensive, thoroughly refurbish and solve this problem. Any experience with this and/or observations on durability?
- WalterBright 13y agoI've found that regularly wiping down the rollers with denatured alcohol seems to "restore" them, so no, I've never replaced the consumables, and I've run hundreds of thousands of pages through it. The real problem is dirt gets behind the glass window and makes streaks on the scan. It's all sealed up and I can't figure out how to get behind it and clean it. The other thing is, you can often find lightly used models on ebay that are cheap because they are missing things like the tray, hopper, and power brick. Just get one of those, and move over your other parts to it, and you've essentially got a new one ready to rock.
- THE_PUN_STOPS 13y agoFWIW I do the same thing with my older, more destroyable text books, but I use a table saw to remove the spine and it works great.
- WalterBright 13y agoI have a table saw, but I'm afraid of it. Though I did manage to seriously gash a finger with the stack slicer anyway. The blade on that is incredibly sharp.