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Topic: I Hate my GS1200
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Graham Ritchie
Film God
Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted December 26, 2007 05:08 PM
Hi Brian I dont want to spoil Kevs trip to the US to fix your projector, bit here is a simple fix you can do yourself, I carried it out before I joined the forum and it still works. The general layout, notice the solenoid in the centre of the picture, well this is what you do. You simply wrap an electrical tie-wrap around the solenoid holding the mechanical release in, and thats it, no more threading problems its now manual, all you do is hold the threading button down until the film passes the bottom sprocket, the cost a few cents time about 15 minutes and thats it fixed for life, its not the proper fix but it works.
Regarding the lamp holder that should be straight forward, if you cant get the original part then a alternative should do, there are plenty of different lamp holders around that would do the job, the one in the following photo is for an external power supply that I use to give you an idea. Brian give it a go, darn sight cheaper than flying Kev across the "Atlantic" sorry Kev.
Graham.
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Graham Ritchie
Film God
Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted December 27, 2007 05:15 PM
Hi Brian Hopefully you will get it fixed without to much expense, was thinking about your "popping" noise through your speakers, does this happen when you use the main switch on or off, and does this happen with other electrical appliance's nearby, the reason I ask is that I get it as well but not to the point of real concern, I use an external amplifier connected to the projectors "Aux Out" well my thinking is, and someone please correct me if I am wrong, is that from the playback head, sound is amplified in the pre-amp, and from there it goes to the main amp "power amp" and onto the speakers. now any problems with the "main amp" popping etc will come across in both internal and external speakers, also the "moni socket" as well, as all this stuff is being fed from the "main amp", however if you use the projectors "Aux Out" socket you are by-passing the main-amp, and because you are feeding your external amplifier from the projectors "pre-amp" only, the sound should be OK, well thats my theory, anyway hope it all works out fine I have three GS1200 and from time to time they can play up but in general they are a good projector, all the best.
Graham.
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