My ss4000 was giving me perpetual-motion back/forth motor
action on initialization, and after pushing a slide carrier
through slowly a few times with the unit turned off, it
switched to continuous eject action. Then I got the
sensor brush & tried that - no effect. So I shipped the
unit to Polaroid, & just got the estimate, $400 for:
"Repairs needed: Load motor sensor, cleaning brush,
cleaned, aligned, calibrate and preventative maintenance
performed." Cost of estimate if I choose to skip the
repairs is $125.
Given that others are seeing this initialization problem
due to sensor failure, I'm suspecting that the root cause
is a bad batch of sensors. I wonder how much those sensors
really cost..
Bill Ross
