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Brian Collins
Film Handler

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From: Christchurch UK
Registered: Jan 2007


 - posted December 04, 2011 12:26 PM      Profile for Brian Collins     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Hi I am using my Bell & Howell Filmosound 644 and the optical lamp is not lighting up. Have done a continuity test on the lamp and that shows it is OK, is there a fuse for this or have I to look for some other fault? have moved the top lever to sound if that has any bearing on it,any help appreciated.

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Pasquale DAlessio
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From: Bristol,RI, USA
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 - posted December 04, 2011 04:04 PM      Profile for Pasquale DAlessio     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Brian

Check for voltage at the contact points in the lamp socket.

PatD

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Brian Collins
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From: Christchurch UK
Registered: Jan 2007


 - posted December 05, 2011 03:08 AM      Profile for Brian Collins     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Pat
No voltage at all, so will have to investigate why.

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Simon McConway
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From: Doncaster, UK
Registered: Jun 2004


 - posted December 06, 2011 05:40 PM      Profile for Simon McConway     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
According to the service manual, check the rectifier. Having never attended to such a fault on this machine, I'm not fully sure of the details you'll need, but I'm presuming this will be at the base of the machine, in the amplifier board. Trace the wires back from the exciter lamp and you'll see a rectifer of either the bridge type, or single diodes. Check these out, if the wiring proves okay.

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Brian Collins
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From: Christchurch UK
Registered: Jan 2007


 - posted December 08, 2011 10:40 AM      Profile for Brian Collins     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Thanks Simon, I have had to shelve the job for the time being but will certainly check what you advise when I get round to it again.

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