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Topic: The fabulous Eumig 800's
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Tom Photiou
Film God
Posts: 4837
From: Plymouth U.K
Registered: Dec 2003
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posted November 24, 2017 06:42 AM
My Brother has always used his Eumigs as a first, he has his 810D HQS, the 802 the 807 and the 822 Sonomatic, agree that they are kind to films, very good image and sound except, as David said, that hum and for me that awful rubber disc drive.
We did have the S940 stereo Multiprocessor, unfortunately it had been way over used for re-recording and didn't last long but what a machine. I personally would love another one or the even better, (for being able to repair it easier), the stereo 938. These two are top dogs but unfortunately to find a good one is difficult.
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Paul Adsett
Film God
Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted November 24, 2017 10:00 AM
The hum can be minimized by carefully adjusting the position of the hum bucking coil. For whatever reason, the hum level on my 824 Sonomatic is very low. The slipping drive discs can usually be fixed by wiping with alcohol, brake fluid, automobile belt dressing, and other fixes mentioned on this forum over the years. The only other failure I have encountered is cracking (resulting in slipping) of the top feed sprocket holder. This is very easily fixed by application of a good high strength epoxy. Both my 820 and 824 are in top running order and I find them a joy to use. I also have a couple of spare sound heads, should I need them.
Tom, the 938 and 940 are superb performing machines, but IMO are nowhere near as robust as the little 800's.
-------------------- The best of all worlds- 8mm, super 8mm, 9.5mm, and HD Digital Projection, Elmo GS1200 f1.0 2-blade Eumig S938 Stereo f1.0 Ektar Panasonic PT-AE4000U digital pj
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