[filmscanners] Re: HP PhotsSmart - questions

["James L. Sims" <jlsims@knology.net>]

All of the flatbed scanners that I've seen are just plain grass, Art, as
well as the copiers that I'm familiar with - I worked on the latter in a
previous life.

Jim

Arthur Entlich wrote:

>I have yet to see an anti-reflective coating on the glass of a flatbed
>scanner, and I have owned half a dozen different models.  I also have
>never seen it used on photocopiers, which use a similar technology,
>these days.
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>Art
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>wbgilloolyjr@charter.net wrote:
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>>This was the head of Schneider Optics USA service.
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>>Mr. Bill
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>>P.S.  The original question was to confirm a Schneider recommendation
>>that I had heard of a 50/50 mix of sudsy ammonia and hydrogen peroxide
>>for cleaning lenses.  They told me that this would be good for cutting
>>fungus or something very oily, but recommended the 50/50 Windex mix for
>>every day use.  Oddly enough, at Scitex, we recommended avoiding ammonia
>>based cleaners as we felt they would strip the anti-reflection coating
>>off the flatbed glass on our scanners.
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>>Mike Kersenbrock wrote:
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>>>wbgilloolyjr@charter.net wrote:
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>>>>You are mistaken.  I've communicated with the head of service for
>>>>Schneider Optics and Windex diluted 50:50 with water is the #1 thing he
>>>>recommends for cleaning lenses.
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>>>One thing to think about is that it's possible that Windex has a
>>>different formulation
>>>depending upon the country it's sold in.
>>>
>>>Just a thought...
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