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Roger Shunk
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 604
From: Phoenix, AZ
Registered: Nov 2011

posted November 26, 2011 08:55 AM

Greeting from Phoenix, Arizona!
I just purchased an Elmo ST-800 sound projector. It's in mint condition and appears to be brand new still in the box. When I turn the lamp on the light is so dim that you can't see anything. The book calls for a 12V-100W Halogen lamp with cold mirror EFP. Does this particular lamp loose it's brightness after many hours of use or is the projector at fault? I read on a forum somewhere that the lamp has a lug on the rim and you need that lug to lock the lamp in place? The ones I have seen on the internet do not appear to have this lug on the rim at all?
Any help on the subject would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you,
Roger

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Gerald Santana
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1060
From: Cottage Grove OR
Registered: Dec 2010

posted November 26, 2011 12:24 PM

Hi Roger,

Welcome to the Forum, I have a manual for the ST600 that I can email to you.

There are similarities between both projectors, the lamp housing may be one of them. Perhaps that will help. Enjoy your projector!

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David Michael Leugers
Master Film Handler

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From: Fairfield, OH, USA
Registered: Feb 2004

posted November 26, 2011 11:58 PM

Roger, a good bet is that the lamp connector is corroded. Try removing the lamp and reinserting a few times to see if the brightness improves.

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