I guess I should add here that I felt I was taking a risk buying this adapter
because in addition to not being able to look at the actual specs, even though
it said it was a replacement for the OpticBook 3600 adapter, you can’t always
assume that you are actually getting what a seller says you are getting.
Just do a search for earpods on Amazon for example; you’ll get all kinds of
results. When I did one last year, I had a devil of a time trying to sort out
the fakes from the genuine article. I had asked Lissi for a pair of earpods for
an anniversary gift and wanted a link to send her. Finally, I just gave up on
Amazon and sent her the link to the Apple site. It was the only way I could be
sure I would get the real thing. And, yes, they are great earbuds.
So even though the seller said it was a replacement adapter for the 3600, I
still felt I was taking a risk. For all I knew, it could have blown out my
scanner for good and all. But, after six and a half years and 570 books, I felt
that it was a small enough risk to be worth taking. And, fortunately, it worked
out great.
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
