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James Peterson
Film Handler

Posts: 64
From: Williamsburg, VA, USA
Registered: Jun 2013

posted September 03, 2016 07:35 PM

I thought I'd update this post after a couple of days with the Bell and Howell 2592A.

Has a good worm gear--no cracks. The autoload mechanism snaps in and out like new.

However, I've been using some old test films and it is crunching everything I feed it. It will either crinkle the film at the top before the gate or it will jam right at the sound drum.

If I load it manually, it works great. I cleaned the mechanism with alcohol and a q-tip...

Where should I start with this? Seems like I'm missing something simple

[ September 04, 2016, 07:03 PM: Message edited by: James Peterson ]

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David Michael Leugers
Master Film Handler

Posts: 264
From: Fairfield, OH, USA
Registered: Feb 2004

posted September 19, 2016 12:25 AM

A quick thought is to the quality of the leader. Good flat laying with no twist or curl leaders feed great. I noticed the thicker and stiffer the leader is (like Protect-a-Print) the better it auto threads on my 2585.

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted September 19, 2016 02:38 AM

James
Your problems may lie with your using, as you say, old films. They may not have the curl necessary to go round the various guides.

[ September 19, 2016, 03:41 AM: Message edited by: Maurice Leakey ]

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Allan Broadfield
Master Film Handler

Posts: 452
From: Bromley, Kent
Registered: Nov 2010

posted September 19, 2016 03:31 AM

Just a thought, James. You say that the auto mechinism snaps in and out like new, but Is it snapping out before lace up is complete, and before you've pulled the film to release the mechinism?
As already commented, very thin leaders can cause a problem too.

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Dave Groves
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 508
From: Southend on Sea, Essex, UK
Registered: Feb 2015

posted September 19, 2016 05:18 AM

I'vefound that if the leader has an upward bend it comes out of the threader at the top. And plastic leader is poison. Try a new leader`or bend the end of the leader in the opposite direction and see what happens.

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David Fouracre
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 123
From: Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Registered: Aug 2013

posted September 20, 2016 10:25 AM

James

Have you used any type of adhesive-tape on the film leaders to hold down the film ends? Sometimes the remnants of adhesive cause a mis-thread and that seems more noticeable on reels that have been stored and not run for a while!
Just a thought.

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