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Nick McCall
Junior
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From: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Registered: Mar 2014

posted January 14, 2016 04:39 PM

I was running a print on my Eumig Mark S 810 D last night, and the light went out. I put in a new lamp, but it still won't light. Everything else seems to be working fine. What could be wrong?

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 14, 2016 07:40 PM

Hi Nick,

The best bet is a bad lamp socket.

I repaired one of these a few months back, it acted exactly like yours.

Do you have a voltmeter of some kind?

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Nick McCall
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From: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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posted January 14, 2016 08:04 PM

No, guess I should get one... What parts do I need to get?

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
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posted January 14, 2016 08:34 PM

Basically the idea is to figure out what's wrong and take it from there.

If you open up the back of the machine you can find the lamp wiring running along under the top of the case. There is some sleeving covering a splice in the lamp wiring. If you peel it back you can expose the splice and clip a meter on it.

If you measure about 12VAC when the lamp is supposed to be on, the socket is bad. If you never see any voltage when the lamp is supposed to be lit, something else is bad: switches, wiring, power transformer.

-divide and conquer!

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Nick McCall
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From: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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posted January 17, 2016 06:13 AM

Looks like it's probably a bad socket. Any in particular I should try and get?

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
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posted January 18, 2016 12:01 AM

There are many, many sockets available. Which one is right depends on the clearances around the back of the lamp.

If I found you a socket that the wires came out the back, would there be room for them to curve around and still allow you to pull the socket off the lamp without hitting something in back of the lamp and socket?

With the original socket the wires come out the side: these are much harder to find.

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Brian Fretwell
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: London, UK
Registered: Jun 2014

posted January 18, 2016 02:33 AM

Also, of course, make sure the socket is rated for 100w, some easily available ones are only for 50w halogen spot lights.

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