Thin Slide Jams w Nikon SF-200

[Larry Korenchan]

I'm having problems my Nikon SF-200 slide feeder and 40+ year old Kodachrome
mounts that are thin. The SF-200 grabs one but often one, two, even three
slides are dragged into the scanner along with the intended slide.

I cycled thru several slide feed operations using the FD Attachment Utility,
slowly advancing the slide feeder to watch what happens. I suspect it is
friction between the mounts, or possibly the "window edge" of the mount
frame grabbing the window edge of the next as one passes the other....

Thought I remember seeing a posting regarding a home-brew modification with
a strip of card stock taped somehow in the feeder path. Can anyone recall
this or have any suggestions?

 

[LunchMeat]

I'm having problems my Nikon SF-200 slide feeder and 40+ year old
Kodachrome

mounts that are thin. The SF-200 grabs one but often one, two, even three
slides are dragged into the scanner along with the intended slide.

I cycled thru several slide feed operations using the FD Attachment Utility,
slowly advancing the slide feeder to watch what happens. I suspect it is
friction between the mounts, or possibly the "window edge" of the mount
frame grabbing the window edge of the next as one passes the other....

Thought I remember seeing a posting regarding a home-brew modification with
a strip of card stock taped somehow in the feeder path. Can anyone recall
this or have any suggestions?

Here is one of many sites

http://www.pytlowany.com/ED4000_pg_4.html

Hope this helps. It worked for me. I routinely scan up to 50 slides at a
time.

LunchMeat... Remove "REMOVE" to reply directly.

 

[LunchMeat]

I'm having problems my Nikon SF-200 slide feeder and 40+ year old

Kodachrome
Here is one of many sites

http://www.pytlowany.com/ED4000_pg_4.html

Hope this helps. It worked for me. I routinely scan up to 50 slides at a
time.

LunchMeat... Remove "REMOVE" to reply directly.

A better site is
http://www.greggman.com/pages/ls2000.htm

SHows more mods u can do.

Lunchmeat...