> On Wed, 15 May 2002, Jeff Hellige wrote:
>
>> What's everyone's thoughts on placing circuit boards directly on the
>> bed of a scanner for imaging? Any possibility of damage to the board
>> from the light or other parts of the scanner? I've done it before
>> with good results but not with anything truly unique.
>
> I'd be more concerned with accidentally scratching the glass bed of the
> scanner due to sharp component leads. I guess that there is a slight
> possibility of degrading the contents of an EPROM if its window isn't
> covered. The fluorescent tube the scanner uses to illuminate the bed
> really shouldn't be emitting too much in the way of UV or near UV light
> though. Other than UV erasable components that don't have their window
> covered, I can't think of anything else I'd be concerned about.
The scans of the SIMMs I'm searching for, located at
http://www.yubyub.net/ratio (plug, plug, plug!), were made on a $40 UMAX 32
bit scanner with the bundled software. I haven't had any trouble with
scratches on the glass, but I do excersize a small amount of care, and
don't slide things around. Also, at $40 a pop, who cares. It's easily
replaced.
>
> -Toth
>
Bob
Received on Wed May 15 2002 - 15:24:05 BST