I'm glad your problems were solved satisfactorily. Amazon is amazing; I
suggest Evan, you fill out a review and suggest to the seller of the
adapter as well as mentioning you're happy with him/her and the product)
that the specs of the product be included so the uncertainty and worry
don't occur; other people might not be as willing to take the chance, nor
would you have had you not been desparate. I fill out the reviews all the
time, both positive and negative ( though I don't think I've had to write a
negative review for anything I've ordered, even from third party sellers
because I read them when I'm ordering something.There have been quite a few
times I haven't ordered something because the product was, according to
reviews, defective; on the other hand I've ordered books from third party
sellers because the people who filled out reviews said product arrived in
as good or even better shape than described,
Cindy
On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Susan Lumpkin <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi Lori,
That silly cat! She was just testing you guys to see if you could figure
out what she had done! How old is she by now? Hope you andMike are doing
well.
Susan
*From:* bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@
freelists.org] *On Behalf Of *Lori Castner (Redacted sender
"loralee.castner" for DMARC)
*Sent:* Thursday, July 20, 2017 2:36 PM
*To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: Problems with Your Scanner? Check Your
Adapter
Mike and I had sort of a similar experience.
Several weeks ago our computer would turn on but not boot up and none of
the peripherals would work.
We asked a neighbor to see if he could find anything, but he could not.
Then several hours later, our modem died. We arranged an appointment with
our carrier (AT&T) to come out and check the modem.
When the technician came out the next day, we got some embarrassing news.
The power strip where all the peripherals were plugged in had been turned
off. And it had been turned off by our cat! The technician flipped the
switch and everything was fine. He thoughtfully moved the power strip to a
location where our cat cannot step unless she gets much smarter (which is
possible).
And now we know one more thing to check. Our neighbor had checked all the
plugs, so we were surprised he did not recognize that the strip had been
turned off.
But all is well.
Lori C.
*From:* bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@
freelists.org <bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] *On Behalf Of *Evan
Reese
*Sent:* Thursday, July 20, 2017 11:58 AM
*To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: Problems with Your Scanner? Check Your
Adapter
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 <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*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@
freelists.org <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
