Yellow stripe on Epson Scanner

[dwdmguy]

Anyone have any idea why I would be getting this yellow stripe on my Epson V500 scanner?

I've narrowed it to one side of the neg carrier tray????
Thank you for looking.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tommya/3600722292/

 

[Doug Fisher]

Most likely a miscalibration problem due to dust/dirt/smudges on the top 1-2 inches of the scanner bed's glass (that area must be absolutely spotless) or improper orientation/placement of the film holder. If it is not that, it could be something more tricky to deal with like dust on the mirror system (try putting the scanner on its side and running a few scans to vibrate the dust and see if it moves or falls off the mirror). Worst case would be a bad section that develops on the CCD.

Doug

 

[dwdmguy]

Most likely a miscalibration problem due to dust/dirt/smudges on the top 1-2 inches of the scanner bed's glass (that area must be absolutely spotless) or improper orientation/placement of the film holder. If it is not that, it could be something more tricky to deal with like dust on the mirror system (try putting the scanner on its side and running a few scans to vibrate the dust and see if it moves or falls off the mirror). Worst case would be a bad section that develops on the CCD.

Doug

Thanks doug, I'll give it a good cleaning.
Best,
Tom