After taking apart four (4) Lucid readers this AM to
adjust them (these are from the 10 sent from McKinney last week to Santa
Barbara) I can tell you that the four "internal" screws with nuts on
them ARE NOT close to being consistently torqued down. Some are
very loose, while others on the same board are tightly screwed
down. Most seem very tight.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 8:40 PM
Subject: Central Count Lucid Readers
Marin and Humboldt both called yesterday stating they
can not process their ballots thru their central count units. Over
half their ballots get "no ender", "no left timeing mark", "calibration
error" etc.
Mike and I have been "loosening" the inner screw
adjustments in Santa Barbara to get them working and now they work
fine. Clearly with folds, the ballot path must be set differently
for central count than for the normal precinct count, whether we like it
or not. This is not an easy operation to do in the field, and not
one doable by most customers.
We need to determine an appropriate path clearance
that includes folds for central count units during the manufacturing
process and clearly mark those units as central count vs. the precinct
count units. I will be referring customer complaints and letters
regarding this to Larry D. and
Ian.