Visioneer 8100 that will not scan

I have a Visioneer 8100 that will not scan.

The lamp carriage went to the end and started making a loud noise (the
belt trying to force the carriage).

I opened it up and shoved the carriage all the way back. Now it tries
to move the carriage a little and the software comes back and says
it's locked.

I've read previous posts that some people have moved the carriage by
hand and it worked again and someone had tried greasing the shaft the
carriage runs on.

I've tried the pushing method to no avail. Does anyone have any other
suggestions? What type of grease should I try?

Thanks for any help,
Steve

"Steve the Wire Puller" <wombly@whohoo.com> wrote in message
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>I have a Visioneer 8100 that will not scan.
>
> The lamp carriage went to the end and started making a loud noise (the
> belt trying to force the carriage).
>
> I opened it up and shoved the carriage all the way back. Now it tries
> to move the carriage a little and the software comes back and says
> it's locked.
>
> I've read previous posts that some people have moved the carriage by
> hand and it worked again and someone had tried greasing the shaft the
> carriage runs on.
>
> I've tried the pushing method to no avail. Does anyone have any other
> suggestions? What type of grease should I try?
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Steve

It is likely that the sensor that reads the end of travel is defective. Or
out of position.

The type of grease is a white lithium grease.
But a light oiling using 3-in-one oil by wiping on with a soft cloth is OK.

--
CSM1
http://www.carlmcmillan.com
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Thanks CSM1.

I really don't know how I finally fixed it, but I tried moving the
carriage around a lot, smoothing out the grease. I think it might
have been cleaning the photo interuppter or else it was just letting
it cycle by itself a few times. The thing had been working fine
before it got shipped to me.

In the process of process of this the carriage cable got in the way
and once I managed to put a hole in the cable from the lid screw into
it. After I fixed that things worked.

I gave the window a careful cleaning with vinegar and water and I was
in business. I'm not positive I won't have the problem again, but for
now it's smooth sailing.


On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:32:30 -1000, Steve the Wire Puller
<wombly@whohoo.com> wrote:

>I have a Visioneer 8100 that will not scan.
>
>The lamp carriage went to the end and started making a loud noise (the
>belt trying to force the carriage).
>
>I opened it up and shoved the carriage all the way back. Now it tries
>to move the carriage a little and the software comes back and says
>it's locked.
>
>I've read previous posts that some people have moved the carriage by
>hand and it worked again and someone had tried greasing the shaft the
>carriage runs on.
>
>I've tried the pushing method to no avail. Does anyone have any other
>suggestions? What type of grease should I try?
>
>Thanks for any help,
>Steve