Canon CanoScan LiDE 80 Film Flatbed Scanner "apart" Questions

...of grinding sound. Over and over the same thing. Is the thing mechanically kaput? Can I take it apart just to look for something obvious like, dog hair jammed in the drive gear? Thanks in advance ...

...How do you clean the underneath the glass on the scanner .Regards Roy . Scanners can be taken apart to be cleaned: 'You want to clean the inside?' 'Well, its dirty ikayak, thats why.' Ok take

...exactly would I do that? Any help is MUCH appreciated! JB hi all; i fixed it by taking the thing apart, pushing the scanner head (the block that is stuck-- that normally moves) back to the

...you have either dirty or broken mirrors under the glass. they can be cleaned but taking the unit apart is very difficult. These scanners are not designed to be repaired. I know because I own

...it. It still works! but the glass has dried tea/sugar under the glass. is there any way to get it apart, to cleanthe bottom of glass? should be a few screws underneath, maybe some plastic latches ...

...scan there is a multicolor section on 1/3 of the right side. I read wehre I could take the scanner apart and clean the mirrors and lense. I did so and it still did not help. You're not going to get ...

...used for about 1 year is scanning slides completely black except for 2 white lines,equal distance apart,down the middle,horizontally Check to see if the lamp is burned out. You should be able top ...

...scanner has no replaceable parts in them its sounds like a board issue. you could try to take it apart and clean the optics but i would be thinking more of a board issue Are you referring to the ...

...SW changes then Try connecting the Scanner to a different Machine. Got the same thing, so took it apart and low and behold, there is a piece that is broken, so I taped the mirror back in place and ...

...scanner I was able to drop it inside but that is not a right solution. I decided to take scanner apart, clean scanning head and underside of glass. After all that you need calibration and scanner ...