It is also worth noting that the mirror is TINY it is less than one inch by one inch.ġ0) Once the mirror is clean it can be put back in the scanner. The mirror sits on the clipĪt a 45-degree angle. You can also see the mirror clip in this photo. Time! Here you can see my mirror was in need of a cleaning. As I said before the mirror is VERY delicate and scratches easily. Section of the paper or a new piece of paper altogether. Spray some cleaner on the paper and then wipe across the mirror. I used Kodak lensĬleaning paper with camera lens cleaner. It should be completely dust and streak free. Take your time with this step!ĩ) Clean the mirror. It scratches easily and could even break. You must be VERY careful not to drop the mirror because Slide the mirror clip and mirror down and then maneuver them out to the left. The clip and mirror need to be pulled out to the side withĨ) The mirror clip is held on by two top teeth, carefully slide these back. Mirror without disassembling the entire unit. The arrow in this picture is pointing to the clip that holds the mirror in place. Undo the bottom tab, remove the front face, and set it aside.ħ) Remove these 3 screws and set the front inner cover aside. Here's what it looks like inside the LS-5000.ĥ) Remove these 4 screws and set the bottom panel aside.Ħ) Using a small flat head screwdriver pry the top tab of the front face up and then slide That are located under the rubber feet, one screw in each corner.Ĥ) Carefully slide the unit out of the main cover and set the main cover aside. oijoijoijoijoijoijoijĢ) Remove these 8 screws on the back of the unit.ģ) Pull out the corners of the rubber feet under the scanner. That means NO emails and NO phone calls regarding this.ġ) Unplug the scanner & USB cable, remove any adaptors, and set up a workspace. Pearson Imaging will NOT provide any support regarding this tutorial. Attempt at your own risk! Opening your scanner may void your warranty. This technique will also work on the Nikon LS-4000 and probably the LS-40 (Coolscan IV ED) and LS-50 (Coolscan V ED).ĭisclaimer: Pearson Imaging is NOT RESPONSIBLE in ANY WAY for ANYTHING that may happen if you attempt this. However I did get some help and so I would like to thank Patrick Chase for his suggestions and tips regarding this job. It took me between 2 and 3 hours to complete the job, but I was taking pictures and didn't have a tutorial like this. The procedure described here is pretty straightforward but you must take your time. Cleaning your scanner is like changing the oil in your car it's routine maintenance that you need to do to keep things running optimally. After opening the unit up I could see that it was. I decided to clean my LS-5000 because it has done about 10,000 scans so far and I figured that the mirror was probably somewhat dirty.
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