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Topic: Chinon 2000gl plays in reverse

Clive van Heerden
Junior
Posts: 3
From: London
Registered: Jun 2010

posted July 18, 2010 04:36 AM

I bought a Chinon 2000GL on Ebay which runs in reverse when it should be playing. I found a user manual but it doesnt give any information about wiring or mechanical settings. Does anyone know where I can getr a service manual or can you tell me if this is likely to be a wiring error or a mechanical problem? Thanks

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John Davis
Master Film Handler

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From: Dunfermline, Fife, UK
Registered: Jun 2008

posted July 18, 2010 05:53 AM

Hi Clive,
can you tell me what the projector does when the control switch is set to reverse?
You've probably checked this but is it possible the control switch has been taken off and put back on in the wrong position? see if the dial can be turned clockwise past the 'forward' position (obviously don't force it)
John

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Clive van Heerden
Junior
Posts: 3
From: London
Registered: Jun 2010

posted July 18, 2010 06:02 AM

Hi John, It plays in reverse both ways - switching to reverse makes it reverse, moving it to FWD nothing happens, moving to Lamp turns on the lamp, moving to Still makes it play in reverse. It does not move beyond the Still setting or past the Rev /lamp the other way.

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John Davis
Master Film Handler

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From: Dunfermline, Fife, UK
Registered: Jun 2008

posted July 18, 2010 10:03 AM

Flip, that does sounds like a job for someone with expertise beyond my limited knowledge. I hope someone out there can help.

This projector has also been badged a bit and appeared as a Bell and Howell and a Keystone if this helps.
John

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Martin Jones
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1269
From: Thetford , Norfolk,England
Registered: May 2008

posted July 18, 2010 10:38 AM

Sounds to me that rather than "badged a bit" it's been "bodged a lot" by someone trying to repair it. The result is the reason it was on ebay!.
Anyway, Clive, I hope you can find someone local to you that can help as it sounds virtually impossible to diagnose other than "hands on".Best of luck,
Martin

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Retired TV Service Engineer
Ongoing interest in Telecine....

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Clive van Heerden
Junior
Posts: 3
From: London
Registered: Jun 2010

posted July 18, 2010 11:00 AM

thank you very much

anyone know where i could find a service manual?

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Dan Lail
Film God

Posts: 2110
From: Loganville, Georgia, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted July 18, 2010 03:05 PM

Could be the drive belt is configured incorrectly.

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Jose Artiles
Master Film Handler

Posts: 357
From: Spain
Registered: Oct 2005

posted July 18, 2010 10:07 PM

Maybe broken microswiths ,it happen to me one time with one of my yelco,the forward was in reverse and the reverse nothing happend,i bring the machine to a repair man and everything was ok in 2 hours,a two broken microswitch. [Roll Eyes]

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Nothing beats old school projection. Digital is just an imitation.

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