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Posted by Clive van Heerden (Member # 2100) on 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

Posted by John Davis (Member # 1184) on 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

Posted by Clive van Heerden (Member # 2100) on 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.

Posted by John Davis (Member # 1184) on 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

Posted by Martin Jones (Member # 1163) on 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

Posted by Clive van Heerden (Member # 2100) on July 18, 2010, 11:00 AM:

thank you very much

anyone know where i could find a service manual?

Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on July 18, 2010, 03:05 PM:

Could be the drive belt is configured incorrectly.

Posted by Jose Artiles (Member # 471) on 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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