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Old September 18th 07, 04:15 AM posted to rec.photo.equipment.medium-format
viewerofrecphoto
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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.