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#1 08-06-2002, 07:35 PM

I figure it's already been done. But I'm gonna try to buy a friends busted scanner. Seems to me that the super bright white light inside would just make one heluva light source. Anyone seen it done? Know much about them. Seems to me it's just a 12 volt super thin long a$$ bulb. Cheap mod if ya got a busted scanner layin' round.

vee_ess · #2 08-07-2002, 03:47 AM

That is a good idea. I haven't seen it done before.

#3 08-07-2002, 05:15 PM

Well I secured the scanner it seems. If I get to do it would ya'll like me to do an article? I'm tryin to get a friend bring a dig. camera and hopefully if all goes well I'm goin to do a window mod. Window mod buget = $10 American. Can it be done??? Time will tell that tale.

#4 08-07-2002, 06:53 PM

Yeah man write an article. That would kick ass. I'm gona try to find anything with a light source that I can.

#5 08-13-2002, 08:49 PM

And the answer would be yes. Yes a scanner light can be used. I had to use a power supply board from the scanner to get it to work. The bulb is not a 5 or 12 volt board. I put a test meter lead and it shot a 1/4 inch blue spark. My cheap meter didn't give an accurate read but I do not believe it to be low voltage dc. Anyway I tested the board input spliced some wires and turned it with high hopes. Right now I am looking inside my case via my home made window job (ended up blowing a full $15 US on the window job). And the case is lit up just about right. I'm a happy man. Ya'll have any questions let me know.

MIK3 · #6 08-25-2002, 01:38 AM

I would like to congratulate GR for coming up with this concepts because i have a 2 or 3 year old scanner layin around that i dont use, and i would like to take the lighting out of that to and use it for the case mod me and vee_ess are working on...thx man! free lighting, who'd ever think!

#7 11-17-2002, 01:02 AM

If you could write an article, or short tutorial on how to do this, please send it to jas8522@hotmail.com or jas8522@icqmail.com

Thanks!

Jas8522

#8 11-17-2002, 03:14 AM

one thing...

most scanner lights generate alot of heat

#9 11-29-2002, 11:39 AM

Can't seem to find the Bulb that U mean in my Microtek Scanmaker. The light are made-up of LEDS. But i've seen scanners with that kind of bulb.

CB-Byte

#10 11-30-2002, 12:45 AM

microtek uses a thin strip of light which is not LED
unless maybe in their brand new models they are...

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