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Jason Smith
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 - posted May 30, 2016 05:12 AM      Profile for Jason Smith     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Alan, I'm curious if that tap you that you switched it to was labelled "P2"? Any chance you could check?

I have an Elmo ST-180(made for the Japanese market) with a 125V transformer inside of it and I noticed P1 and P2 connectors on the transformer. I think the P2 is for Japan and P1 is for the USA.

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Dominique De Bast
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 - posted May 30, 2016 05:56 AM      Profile for Dominique De Bast   Email Dominique De Bast   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Jason, I was wondering the same thing. My Elmo GS 800 (originally designed for the Japanese market) is set on P1. Does that mean the machine works on 110 volts and not 100 volts as I thought ?

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Jason Smith
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 - posted May 30, 2016 07:02 AM      Profile for Jason Smith     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Dominique, here's something I just posted to another thread where someone was asking about transformers in ELmos.

I just popped off the back of my Elmo ST-180 MO that was made for the Japanese market. It has a 125V 3A transformer in it.

After reading this older post(which I linked below), I'm curious if I could just change the cable from p1 to p2 like the post below.

http://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=008772

This picture is of my ST-180 transformer. My ST-180 has a P1 and P2 connector on the board just like the Japanese ST-800 that's pictured in the link above.

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Does anyone who have a USA model elmo ST-180? If so could you confirm that on their transformer there is a connector on the board going to P2 and not P1?

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Alan Rik
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 - posted May 30, 2016 09:37 AM      Profile for Alan Rik   Email Alan Rik   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
My GS800 was set to P2 and it worked great. P1 was outputting 15.4 volts to the bulb socket and P2 was outputting 14 volts (without bulb installed). Not quite 12 but low enough that it wasn't blowing any bulbs. I watched many features on it and the bulb is still going strong.
When I received the machine it was set on P1.

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Dominique De Bast
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So, P1 is 100 volts and P2 about 110 volts ? Is that correct ?

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Alan Rik
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 - posted May 30, 2016 03:11 PM      Profile for Alan Rik   Email Alan Rik   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Yes that sounds about right.

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Dominique De Bast
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Thank you, Alan. I should switch to P2 then as with my transfo I think I get more 110 volts than 100.

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Jason Smith
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Dominique, please tell us later how your GS-800 works on P2. How have you been able to use your GS-800 until now? Did you use a stepdown transformer?

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Dominique De Bast
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Yes, Jason,I didn't know the right name but after looking on the net, it seems it is what I'm using. This stepdown transformer has not 100 volts capacity but a 110 volts one. So what I did so far (following the advise of the electrician who sold me the machine long time ago) was to put the side that goes in the plug on 240 volts instead of 220. So in theory, I get 100 volts instead of 110. But with the change in the voltage (I have between 235 and 240 at home), I get now something closer than 110 rather than 100. So if I can change the setting of the projector, that will be perfect for my situation. I will try this this week.

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Dominique De Bast
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Due to a strike in Belgium, my school closed for the afternoon (due to a lack of students, public transport being "perturbed"), so I could make the test earlier than expected. I changed from P1 postion to P2 and the bulb gives less light so it is probably safer now (I will not set back to 100 volts unless I find a proper stepdown transformer) . As there is a 1.1 lens on the projector, the loss in brightness is not a problem for me (especially for home projections). I still have (on other machines) two 1.0 lenses so if needed I can upgrade for some occasions. Hope it helps, Jason and works for you, too if you try.

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Steven J Kirk
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 - posted June 01, 2016 09:14 PM      Profile for Steven J Kirk   Email Steven J Kirk   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Is the Elmo O Xenon going up for sale on eBay?

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Jason Smith
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Steven,

I think I will put it up on Ebay but that may not be until July. I need to run a few tests on it to make sure everything is working and take some higher quality photos with a non-camera phone.

I will probably another separate post here on the forum about it with pictures before I put it on Ebay.

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Steven J Kirk
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 - posted June 02, 2016 08:15 AM      Profile for Steven J Kirk   Email Steven J Kirk   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Thanks! I look forward to it.

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Kevin Clark
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 - posted July 13, 2016 07:21 AM      Profile for Kevin Clark     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Thank you for your fast and friendly service Jason during our recent trade - I am delighted with the lens which arrived today in excellent condition.

Kevin

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Andrew Woodcock
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Same here Jason! [Smile] [Smile]

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Jason Smith
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 - posted July 14, 2016 02:03 AM      Profile for Jason Smith     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Thanks for the feedback! For anyone interested in any of the remaining items, I will create separate threads for them on this forum and include pictures.

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