How would I go about repairing it and/or figuring out what’s wrong with it?
On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:35 PM Julian Antos <jul...@chicagofilmsociety.org> wrote: > 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> > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >
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