Hi Susan,
I have to say, I’m impressed with the durability of this thing. If I get six
more months of use out of it with this adapter, it will have been well worth
the money. Even three months, at my usual rate of scanning, is around 24 books
would make the $20 well spent.
I admit though, I took a bit of a risk with buying this adapter. When I got my
Pac Mate substitute adapter, I was able to look at the exact specifications of
it to make sure they matched the one I got from VFO. I was not able to find
specs for this replacement scanner adapter. It said it was a replacement for
the OpticBook 3600 adapter though, so I took the chance. It would have been
nice to be able to check the specs though, just to be sure.
Evan
From: Susan Lumpkin
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 2:21 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Problems with Your Scanner? Check Your Adapter
Hurray, I wonder how many more years you all will get out of it, Evan! I’m so
very happy for both of you!
Susan
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evan Reese
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 1:13 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Problems with Your Scanner? Check Your Adapter
Hey Guys,
I meant to send this earlier, but anyway, on Friday, July 7, my Plustek
OpticBook 3600 scanner abruptly died. I got it in February 2011, so it’s nearly
six and a half years old. I’ve scanned around 570 books with it, and it wasn’t
new when I got it. So while I was understandably disappointed, I wasn’t really
surprised. It did give a little trouble a few weeks before that, and it started
making an odd sound when it returned to the top after scanning a page.
So, when it died, I went outside to read for a bit. When I returned, I noticed
that the adapter was cold, and it had that burnt insulation smell that I’m sure
some of you know well. As you can imagine, I was quite relieved!
Naturally, I went to Plustek first to see if they had a replacement adapter and
how much it would cost. while I was able to find a replacement easily enough,
they gave me a part number, but I found no price, or any link to buy it on
their site.
Next, I went where I usually go to buy online, Amazon. Eleven months ago I got
an adapter for my Pac Mate for less than half of what VFO wants for theirs with
the same specs. It’s worked perfectly since.
I found a replacement adapter for my scanner for just under $20 with shipping.
For any of you still using this model and with $20 to spare you can get one at:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CYZXG7C/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It works great. I’m on my third book with it and that sound I was geting when
it returned to the top is also gone. (Lissi said it was making that sound
because it was hungry.)
So it’s a good idea to check your adapter when your scanner dies before
spending hundreds on a new one.
Evan
