FWIW an Eiki SSL or similar would seems to be the most likely to work without issue even after sitting for many years.
Elmos will have disintegrated rubber rollers, Pageants will almost certainly have sound or motor problems, and Bell and Howells will have cracked worm gears. This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t remove and clean all rollers and go over the entire film path, but an Eiki that has been sitting is probably ok and won’t need much work. Most likely the focus mechanism will have disintegrated and on older machines the belts can also turn to goo. Still, these machines should be serviced regularly if they’re expected to last. Running a projector with minor mechanical issues can damage your films AND your projector. On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 4:27 PM Dominic Angerame <dominic.anger...@gmail.com> wrote: > Seek and you will find. I have been able to purchase many in good working > condition. Postage is a problem and trust little on Ebay…most have never > used the one’s they are selling. I have acquired most of my equipment > enough for two complete benches etc by constantly looking and carefully, > very carefully looking on Ebay. > > Dominic > > > On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:13 PM, Scott Dorsey <klu...@panix.com> wrote: > > > > The problem with those freebies is that they aren't free. People get > them, > > they don't want to pay to have them cleaned and lubed before they use > them, > > and then they wreck the cams in an hour of using them dry. Budget maybe > > $200 to $300 to have a free projector put into condition to use. > > > > Please do not apply power to a projector that has been on the shelf for > > decades. > > --scott > > > > _______________________________________________ > > FrameWorks mailing list > > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > -- Julian Antos Chicago Film Society www.chicagofilmsociety.org <http://www.northwestchicagofilmsociety.org/> 773 827 8991 <(773)%20827-8991>
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