Breaking up Accuset 1000

[MickRose]

I have an Accuset 1000 imagesetter (Leeds, UK) which I'd like to get rid of. It would cost quite a bit to move it out of it's 1st floor home so even if someone wanted the machine (very unlikely I know) it would probably cost more to move it than the machine is worth. I'm thinking about breaking it up but I'm a bit concerned about safety issues with lasers and power supplies etc. Any advice would be much appreciated.

 

[Repro_Pro]

Once the imagesetter is unplugged from electrical supply, there is very little to be concerned about.
I do remember a very heavy unit at the bottom of the imagesetter, probably just a concrete slab wrapped in metal jacket to look fancy...

 

[EZPower]

Or this.

 

[Puch]

Parts of the machine might be valuable for some folks. I would place and ad on eBay on the main parts, before scrapping.

 

[Slammer]

To paraphrase Puch, one man´s junk is another mans treasure.
It´s valuble just for the stepping motors, add the spinner and high quality mirrors and boards. Heck, even the take up cassette can be found on e-bay for 100 quid.
Just as a rule of thumb, if the spinner isn´t blind and the lasers still do their stuff and the machine is in a decent condition then you are looking at a machine value between 1000 and 2000 Euros.

 

[MickRose]

I thought I'd better turn it on if I'm going to try to try and sell it and I'm getting an error "42 Lead Mtr Error". Anyone know what this means?

 

[maxon]

Not a big deal. Incorrectly seated film cassette, loose (or seized) friction wheel, or failure of loading motor driver. When you see CODE on display you have 5 seconds to specify the forced-load mode by pressing the key then you should get ON_LINE.

 

[MickRose]

I've managed to get it online but now the imaging light is continuousing flashing and I'm getting a media Media Error message as well as a 0.0 on the display. In the film cassette there is a small tension spring fitting which I have managed to break.

 

[Slammer]

Oooo! Take a look where the input cassette is slotted in, there is a plastic nubble that snaps off really easy, that will cause problems with media error.