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.