Thanks, Tara.  Weird that a *heavy* take up reel would make it take up
better!  But what we love about film is the counter intuitive magical part
of it, right?

Mark

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 12:12 PM Tara Nelson <brendamere...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I have an Eiki with a similar issue. Using a heavy take-up reel (metal
> 1400') resolves the issue most of the time.
> tara nelson
> vsw/rochester
>
> On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 10:26 AM Scott Dorsey <klu...@panix.com> wrote:
>
>> In addition to the belt, there is a slip clutch that goes bad.  The belts
>> should be replaced every decade or so just pre-emptively, but in a pinch
>> cleaning them with 409 (buyl cellosolve kitchen degreaser) will often
>> help.
>> If the slip clutch is slipping too much, take it apart, wash the parts
>> with 409, and put it back together.
>> --scott
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